Conditional

Probability
Big Idea? The Monty Hall Dilemma!

IB Practice Questions

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2. Of the 50 staff at AISR, 30 drink tea, 22 drink coffee, and 10 drink neither.

(a) Draw a Venn Diagram to represent this information. (2 marks)

(b) How many staff drink both tea and coffee? (1 mark)

One member of the staff is chosen at random. Find the probability that:

(c) She drinks tea, but not coffee. (1 mark)

(d) Given she drinks tea, she drinks coffee as well. (3 marks)

(e) Given she drinks tea, she does not drink coffee. (3 marks)

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3. A bag contains 8 discs, of which 5 are red and 3 are green. Two discs are removed,
without replacement.

a) Make a tree diagram to represent this situation.

(b) Find the probability that:

(i) Both discs are red.

(ii) Both discs are the same colour.

(iii) Both discs are the same colour

given that the Uirst disc is red.

(iv) The Uirst disc is red, given that

both discs are the same colour.

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