Complete a Venn diagram, calculate conditional probability and sample a group without replacement.

Complete a Venn diagram, calculate conditional probability and sample a group without replacement.

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In a school of 88 boys, 32 study economics (E), 28 study history (H) and 39 do not study either subject. This information is represented in the following Venn diagram. U E H a b c 39

  1. Calculate the values a, b, c.[4]
  2. A student is selected at random.[3]
    1. Calculate the probability that he studies both economics and history.
    2. Given that he studies economics, calculate the probability that he does not study history.
  3. A group of three students is selected at random from the school.[5]
    1. Calculate the probability that none of these students studies economics.
    2. Calculate the probability that at least one of these students studies economics.

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Answer:\(P(\text{none studies E})=\frac{56}{88}\frac{55}{87}\frac{54}{86}=0.2526\); hence \(P(\text{at least one})=0.7474\).

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