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June 2020 p52 q2
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A total of 500 students were asked which one of four colleges they attended and whether they preferred soccer or hockey. The numbers of students in each category are shown in the following table.
Soccer
Hockey
Total
Amos
54
32
86
Benn
84
72
156
Canton
22
56
78
Devar
120
60
180
Total
280
220
500
Find the probability that a randomly chosen student is at Devar college given that he prefers soccer.
Solution
To find the probability that a randomly chosen student is at Devar college given that they prefer soccer, we use conditional probability.
The formula for conditional probability is:
\(P(D|S) = \frac{P(D \cap S)}{P(S)}\)
Where:
\(P(D|S)\) is the probability that a student is at Devar college given they prefer soccer.
\(P(D \cap S)\) is the probability that a student is both at Devar college and prefers soccer.
\(P(S)\) is the probability that a student prefers soccer.
From the table, the number of students who are at Devar college and prefer soccer is 120.
The total number of students who prefer soccer is 280.