Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Sampling and estimation

Sampling and estimation — practice question

Across the long-distance flights Julian takes, he travels in economy class on $82\%$ of them, and in first class for the remainder. If he is in economy class, the probability that he enjoys a good night's sleep is $x$. If he is in first class, the probability that he enjoys a good night's sleep is $0.9$.
(i)[2]

Draw a tree diagram that is fully labelled to show this situation.

(ii)[2]

The chance that Julian gets a good night's sleep on a flight chosen at random is $0.285$. Find the value of $x$.

(iii)[3]

Given that Julian does not get a good night's sleep on a particular flight, find the probability that he is flying economy class.

(c(iii))[3]

Given that Julian does not get a good night’s sleep on a particular flight, find the probability that he is travelling in economy class.

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