Question 43

Jambmaths question: 

The venn diagram below shows the number of students offering Music and History in a class. What is the probability that he offers Music only

Option A: 

0.38

Option B: 

0.13

Option C: 

0.50

Option D: 

0.25

Jamb Maths Solution: 

$\begin{align}  & \text{Let }M\text{ represent the set of those who offer Music} \\ & \text{Let H represent the set of those who offer History} \\ & n(\xi )=30-x+x+40-x+20 \\ & 80=90-x \\ & x=10 \\ & n(M)=30 \\ & n(H)=40 \\ & n(M\cap H)=10 \\ & n(M\cap {{H}^{1}})=30-10=20\text{     (Those who offer Music only)} \\ & \text{Probability of those offering  Music only}=P(M\cap {{H}^{1}}) \\ & P(M\cap {{H}^{1}})=\frac{20}{80}=0.25 \\\end{align}$

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