CAIE IGCSE Mathematics Extended Single Events

Practise converting a condition into the correct favourable count and total when outcomes come from cards, discs, tables or Venn diagrams.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Objective
E8.1.3
Level
Extended

Exam points

  • identify every outcome satisfying the stated condition, including intersections joined by and
  • take the favourable count from the relevant table, Venn region or set of labelled objects
  • divide by the full equally likely total and simplify the resulting fraction when appropriate

E8.1.3 Calculate the probability of a single event. question 1

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50 students are asked if they like English ( E ) and if they like mathematics ( M ). 3 say they do not like English and do not like mathematics.
33 say they like English.
42 say they like mathematics.

A student is chosen at random.

Find the probability that this student likes English and likes mathematics.

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