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In a school canteen, students can choose from a main course of meat (M), fish (F) or vegetarian (V). They can then choose a drink of either water (W) or juice (J).
The partially completed tree diagram, where p and q are probabilities, shows the probabilities of these choices for a randomly selected student.
(a) Complete the tree diagram, giving your answers in terms of p and q where appropriate.
(2)
(b) Find an expression, in terms of p and q, for the probability that a randomly selected student chooses water to drink.
(1)
The events “choosing a vegetarian main course” and “choosing water to drink” are independent.
(c) Find a linear equation in terms of p and q.
(2)
A student who has chosen juice to drink is selected at random. The probability that they chose fish for their main course is 307
(d) Find the value of p and the value of q.
(5)
The canteen manager claims that students who choose water to drink are most likely to choose a fish main course.
(e) State, showing your working clearly, whether or not the manager’s claim is correct.
(3)
题目中文翻译
在一所学校的食堂里,学生的主菜可以选择肉类(M)、鱼类(F)或素食(V),随后饮料可以选择水(W)或果汁(J)。
题图是一棵尚未完成的树状图,其中 p 和 q 为概率;该图表示随机选取的一名学生作出这些选择的概率。
(a) 补全树状图;适当之处用 p 和 q 表示答案。
(b) 用 p 和 q 表示随机选取的一名学生选择喝水的概率。
“选择素食主菜”与“选择喝水”这两个事件相互独立。
(c) 求一个关于 p 和 q 的线性方程。
现从选择喝果汁的学生中随机选取一人。已知此人主菜选择鱼类的概率为 307。
(d) 求 p 与 q 的值。
食堂经理声称:选择喝水的学生最有可能选择鱼类主菜。
(e) 清楚写出计算过程,说明经理的说法是否正确。
解答
(a)
解法一
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第一层主菜概率相加为 1,所以 vegetarian 的概率是 0.25。每个主菜后的 water 和 juice 概率也相加为 1。
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The probability of vegetarian is
1−0.40−0.35=0.25.
The missing drink probabilities are
P(J∣M)=1−p,P(J∣F)=1−q,P(J∣V)=0.60.
The completed tree diagram is
(b)
解法一
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选择 water 可以来自三个主菜分支,把三条路径的概率相加。
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P(W)===P(M∩W)+P(F∩W)+P(V∩W)0.40p+0.35q+0.25(0.40)0.40p+0.35q+0.10.
(c)
解法一
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V 和 W 独立,所以 P(W∣V)=P(W)。树图中 P(W∣V)=0.40。
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Since choosing vegetarian and choosing water are independent,
P(W)=P(W∣V).
Therefore
0.40p+0.35q+0.10=0.40.
So
0.40p+0.35q=0.30.
Multiplying by 20 gives
8p+7q=6.
(d)
解法一
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先利用独立性得到 P(J)=0.60,再用给出的条件概率 P(F∣J)=307 求 q,最后代回线性方程求 p。
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Since P(W)=0.40,
P(J)=1−0.40=0.60.
Given
P(F∣J)=307,
we have
P(J)P(F∩J)=307.
Thus
0.600.35(1−q)=307.
So
0.35(1−q)=0.14.
Hence
1−q=0.40,
and
q=0.60.
Using 8p+7q=6,
8p+7(0.60)=6.
So
8p=1.8,
and
p=0.225.
(e)
解法一
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要比较的是在已经选择 water 的条件下,三种主菜哪个概率最大。由于 V 和 W 独立,P(V∣W)=P(V)=0.25。再算 fish 即可。
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Since V and W are independent,
P(V∣W)=P(V)=0.25.
Also,
P(M∣W)=P(W)P(M∩W)=0.400.40(0.225)=0.225.
For fish,
P(F∣W)=P(W)P(F∩W)=0.400.35(0.60)=0.525.
Since
0.525>0.25>0.225,
the manager’s claim is correct.