Probability Sets
1. **Problem 14:** Given $P(A)=0.4$, $P(B)=0.7$, and $P(A \cup B)=0.8$, find:
a) $P(A \cup B')$
b) $P(A' \cap B)$
2. **Step 1:** Recall that $B'$ is the complement of $B$, so $P(B')=1-P(B)=1-0.7=0.3$.
3. **Step 2:** Use the formula for union with complements:
$$P(A \cup B') = P(A) + P(B') - P(A \cap B')$$
We need $P(A \cap B')$.
4. **Step 3:** Use the formula for $P(A \cup B)$:
$$P(A \cup B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A \cap B)$$
Substitute known values:
$$0.8 = 0.4 + 0.7 - P(A \cap B) \implies P(A \cap B) = 0.4 + 0.7 - 0.8 = 0.3$$
5. **Step 4:** Since $A = (A \cap B) \cup (A \cap B')$ and these are disjoint,
$$P(A) = P(A \cap B) + P(A \cap B')$$
So,
$$0.4 = 0.3 + P(A \cap B') \implies P(A \cap B') = 0.1$$
6. **Step 5:** Now calculate $P(A \cup B')$:
$$P(A \cup B') = P(A) + P(B') - P(A \cap B') = 0.4 + 0.3 - 0.1 = 0.6$$
7. **Step 6:** For part b, $P(A' \cap B)$ is the part of $B$ not in $A$:
$$P(A' \cap B) = P(B) - P(A \cap B) = 0.7 - 0.3 = 0.4$$
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8. **Problem 15:** 27 tourists asked about visits to Angola (A), Burundi (B), Cameroon (C).
Given:
- $|A|=15$, $|B|=8$, $|C|=12$
- $|A \cap B \cap C|=2$
- 21 visited only one country
- Of those who visited Angola, 4 visited exactly one other country
- Of those who did not visit Angola, 5 visited only Burundi
- All visited at least one country
9. **Step a:** (Venn diagram) - Not drawable here but labels are as follows:
- Only one country total: 21 tourists
- $|A|=15$, with 4 visiting exactly one other country (so 4 in two-country intersections involving A)
- $|B|=8$, with 5 visiting only Burundi and not Angola
- $|C|=12$
- Triple intersection: 2
10. **Step b:** Find $|B'|$ and describe them.
Since $B$ is the set of tourists who visited Burundi, $B'$ is those who did not visit Burundi.
Total tourists = 27
$|B|=8$ so
$$|B'| = 27 - 8 = 19$$
These 19 tourists did not visit Burundi.
11. **Step c:** Describe $(A \cup B) \cap C'$ and find its size.
- $C'$ are tourists who did not visit Cameroon.
- $(A \cup B) \cap C'$ are those who visited Angola or Burundi but not Cameroon.
12. **Step d:** Find probability a randomly selected tourist visited at least two countries.
- Total tourists = 27
- Number who visited only one country = 21
- So number who visited at least two countries = $27 - 21 = 6$
- Probability = $\frac{6}{27} = \frac{2}{9} \approx 0.222$