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Combined Probability

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Mathematics · CBSE 10 · ICSE 10 · GCSE (AQA, Edexcel, OCR)

Summary

AND asks 'do both happen?' - multiply along the branch. OR asks 'does at least one happen?' - add the branches.

If A and B can both happen, P(A) and P(B) each count the overlap, so subtract P(A and B) once. If they cannot both happen (mutually exclusive), the overlap is zero.

Coin and die are independent. Drawing without replacement is NOT - the second probability changes, so use the new fraction.

Listing every winning case is slow; the opposite ('none') is usually one quick product. P(at least one) = 1 − P(none).

Hard words & meanings

mutually exclusiveevents that cannot both occur at the same time, so P(A and B) = 0
independent eventsevents where the outcome of one does not change the probability of the other
addition ruleP(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) − P(A and B)
multiplication ruleP(A and B) = P(A) × P(B) for independent events
complementthe event that A does not happen; P(not A) = 1 − P(A)
with replacementthe item is put back before the next draw, keeping the probabilities the same
without replacementthe item is kept out, so later probabilities change
tree diagrama branching diagram where you multiply along branches and add across paths
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