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Date November 2018 Marks available 2 Reference code 18N.2.SL.TZ0.T_2
Level Standard Level Paper Paper 2 Time zone Time zone 0
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Question

160 students attend a dual language school in which the students are taught only in Spanish or taught only in English.

A survey was conducted in order to analyse the number of students studying Biology or Mathematics. The results are shown in the Venn diagram.

 

Set S represents those students who are taught in Spanish.

Set B represents those students who study Biology.

Set M represents those students who study Mathematics.

 

A student from the school is chosen at random.

Find the number of students in the school that are taught in Spanish.

[2]
a.i.

Find the number of students in the school that study Mathematics in English.

[2]
a.ii.

Find the number of students in the school that study both Biology and Mathematics.

[2]
a.iii.

Write down  n ( S ( M B ) ) .

[1]
b.i.

Write down n ( B M S ) .

[1]
b.ii.

Find the probability that this student studies Mathematics.

[2]
c.i.

Find the probability that this student studies neither Biology nor Mathematics.

[2]
c.ii.

Find the probability that this student is taught in Spanish, given that the student studies Biology.

[2]
c.iii.

Markscheme

10 + 40 + 28 + 17      (M1)

= 95       (A1)(G2)

 

Note: Award (M1) for each correct sum (for example: 10 + 40 + 28 + 17) seen.

[2 marks]

a.i.

20 + 12      (M1)

= 32       (A1)(G2)

 

Note: Award (M1) for each correct sum (for example: 10 + 40 + 28 + 17) seen.

[2 marks]

a.ii.

12 + 40      (M1)

= 52       (A1)(G2)

 

Note: Award (M1) for each correct sum (for example: 10 + 40 + 28 + 17) seen.

[2 marks]

a.iii.

78      (A1)

 

[1 mark]

b.i.

12      (A1)

 

[1 mark]

b.ii.

100 160     ( 5 8 , 0.625 , 62.5 )       (A1)(A1) (G2)

 

Note: Throughout part (c), award (A1) for correct numerator, (A1) for correct denominator. All answers must be probabilities to award (A1).

 

[2 marks]

c.i.

42 160   ( 21 80 , 0.263 ( 0.2625 ) , 26.3 ( 26.25 ) )       (A1)(A1) (G2)

 

Note: Throughout part (c), award (A1) for correct numerator, (A1) for correct denominator. All answers must be probabilities to award (A1).

 

[2 marks]

c.ii.

50 70   ( 5 7 , 0.714 ( 0.714285 ) , 71.4 ( 71.4285 ) )      (A1)(A1) (G2)

 

Note: Throughout part (c), award (A1) for correct numerator, (A1) for correct denominator. All answers must be probabilities to award (A1).

 

[2 marks]

c.iii.

Examiners report

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