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Data, Statistics, and Probability
Skills needed to score in this band
SKILL 1: Solve conditional probability problems
SKILL 2: Solve geometric probability problems
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1
Solve conditional probability problems
ExampleThere are
chocolates in a box,
of which are milk chocolate and
of which are dark chocolate. Stephan will select two chocolates at random from the box. If the first one he selects is a milk chocolate, what is the probability that the second will also be a milk chocolate? -
2
Solve geometric probability problems
Example
Line
intersects segment
at point
, as shown above. A point
on segment
is to be chosen at random. What is the probability that segment
will intersect line
?
