2026 MAY TZA P1 Q6

2026 MAY TZA P1 Q6

8 marks

Consider two events, \(A\) and \(B\).
It is given that \(\mathrm{P}(a \cup B') = \frac{5 + x}{24}, \mathrm{P}(A \cup B) = \frac{7 - x}{12}\) and \(\mathrm{P}(A' \cup B) = \frac{1}{6}\), where \(0 \leq x \leq 7\).

  1. Show that \(\mathrm{P}(A) = \frac{19 - x}{24}\).

    [2]

It is given that \(A\) and \(B\) are independent.

  1. Find the possible values of \(x\).

    [6]
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