Cambridge AS & A Level Mathematics
5.3Probability
Probability in Cambridge AS & A Level Mathematics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 5.3.1Evaluate probabilities by enumerating equiprobable outcomes or with permutations and combinations.
- 5.3.2Add and multiply probabilities in simple cases.
- 5.3.3Understand exclusive and independent events and test independence with P(A ∩ B) and P(A) × P(B).
- 5.3.4Calculate and use conditional probabilities in simple cases.
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Conditional probability, independence and tree diagrams
50 min
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Probability: sample spaces, events and the addition rule
45 min
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