9709 P62 - Jun 2017 - Q7
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During the school holidays, each day Khalid either rides on his bicycle with probability 0.6, or on his skateboard with probability 0.4. Khalid does not ride on both on the same day. If he rides on his bicycle then the probability that he hurts himself is 0.05. If he rides on his skateboard the probability that he hurts himself is 0.75.
(i) Find the probability that Khalid hurts himself on any particular day.
(ii) Given that Khalid hurts himself on a particular day, find the probability that he is riding on his skateboard.
