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Two-way probability tables
1 At Birchip High School, a survey was conducted of Year 8 students to find if hot chips should be sold at
the school canteen. The results are shown in the two-way table below.
Hot chips No hot chips Total
Boys 41 19 60
Girls 26 54 80
Total 67 73 140
Find the probability that a Year 8 student:
a wants hot chips sold at the canteen
b does not wants hot chips sold at the canteen
c is a boy who wants hot chips sold at the canteen
d is a girl who does not want hot chips sold at the canteen.
2 A survey of 150 Ballarat shoppers about whether trading hours should be extended produced the results
in the incomplete table below.
Extend trading hours Do not extend trading hours Total
Male 35 60
Female
Total 60 150
Complete the two-way table and use it to find the probability that a shopper:
a is male and wishes to extend trading hours
b is female and wishes to extend trading hours
c does not want to extend trading hours.
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3 At the start of the school year the incoming Year 7 students are tested by the Physical Education
teachers. Information about the students’ resting pulse and their performance on a beep test is shown in
the incomplete two-way table below.
Rest pulse <40 Rest pulse >40 Total
Less than 8 on 47 70
the beep test
More than 8 on 15
the beep test
Total 150
Complete the two-way table and use it to find the probability that a Year 7 student:
a has a resting pulse <40 and scores more than 8 for their beep test
b has a resting pulse >40 and scores less than 8 for their beep test
c has a resting pulse >40 and scores more than 8 for their beep test
d has a resting pulse more than 40
e scores more than 8 on the beep test.
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Answers
67 73 41 27
1 a b c d
140 140 140 70
2
Extend trading hours Do not extend trading hours Total
Male 35 25 60
Female 55 35 90
Total 90 60 150
7 11 2
a b c
30 30 5
3
Rest pulse <40 Rest pulse >40 Total
Less than 8 on 23 47 70
the beep test
More than 8 on 65 15 80
the beep test
Total 88 62 150
13 47 1 31 8
a b c d e
30 150 10 75 15
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