4MA0 Higher June 2015 Paper 4R Q6

EdexcelHigherOld spec5 marksBasic Probability

6 The table shows the probabilities of people in Wales being in blood group O or in blood group A or in blood group AB.

Blood groupProbability
O0.44
A0.42
B
AB0.04

All people in Wales are in exactly one of the blood groups O, A, B or AB.
A person is selected at random from the people in Wales.

(a) Find the probability that this person is in blood group B. (2)
(b) Find the probability that this person is in blood group O or A. (1)

There are 1200 students in Aled’s school.
Aled’s school is in Wales.

(c) Work out an estimate for the number of pupils in Aled’s school who are in blood group AB. (2)