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JEE Advanced 2022 · Probability (Class 11)

In a study about a pandemic, data of 900 persons was collected. It was found that 190 persons had symptom of fever, 220 persons had symptom of cough, 220 persons had symptom of breathing problem, 330 persons had symptom of fever or cough or both, 350 persons had symptom of cough or breathing problem or both, 340 persons had symptom of fever or breathing problem or both, 30 persons had all three symptoms (fever, cough and breathing problem). If a person is chosen randomly from these 900 persons, then the probability that the person has at most one symptom is ________.

Answer: 0.80.8

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n(F)=190,n(C)=220,n(B)=220n(F) = 190,\quad n(C) = 220,\quad n(B) = 220 n(F∪C)=330, n(C∪B)=350, n(F∪B)=340n(F \cup C) = 330,\ n(C \cup B) = 350,\ n(F \cup B) = 340 n(F∩C∩B)=30,total=900n(F \cap C \cap B) = 30, \qquad \text{total} = 900 To find: P(at most one symptom)=P(0)+P(1)\text{To find: } P(\text{at most one symptom}) = P(0) + P(1) 1. pairwise intersections n(F∩C), n(C∩B), n(F∩B)1.\ \text{pairwise intersections } n(F\cap C),\ n(C\cap B),\ n(F\cap B) 2. union by inclusion-exclusion2.\ \text{union by inclusion-exclusion} 3. count 0 and exactly 1 symptom⇒P3.\ \text{count 0 and exactly 1 symptom} \Rightarrow P n(F∪C)=n(F)+n(C)−n(F∩C)n(F \cup C) = n(F) + n(C) - n(F \cap C) 330=190+220−n(F∩C)⇒n(F∩C)=80330 = 190 + 220 - n(F \cap C) \Rightarrow n(F \cap C) = 80 n(C∪B)=n(C)+n(B)−n(C∩B)n(C \cup B) = n(C) + n(B) - n(C \cap B) 350=220+220−n(C∩B)⇒n(C∩B)=90350 = 220 + 220 - n(C \cap B) \Rightarrow n(C \cap B) = 90 n(F∪B)=n(F)+n(B)−n(F∩B)n(F \cup B) = n(F) + n(B) - n(F \cap B) 340=190+220−n(F∩B)⇒n(F∩B)=70340 = 190 + 220 - n(F \cap B) \Rightarrow n(F \cap B) = 70 n(F∪C∪B)=n(F)+n(C)+n(B)n(F \cup C \cup B) = n(F) + n(C) + n(B) −n(F∩C)−n(C∩B)−n(F∩B)+n(F∩C∩B)- n(F\cap C) - n(C\cap B) - n(F\cap B) + n(F\cap C\cap B) =190+220+220−80−90−70+30= 190 + 220 + 220 - 80 - 90 - 70 + 30 =420(at least one symptom)= 420 \quad (\text{at least one symptom}) n(none)=900−420=480n(\text{none}) = 900 - 420 = 480 n(only F)=190−80−70+30=70n(\text{only } F) = 190 - 80 - 70 + 30 = 70 n(only C)=220−80−90+30=80n(\text{only } C) = 220 - 80 - 90 + 30 = 80 n(only B)=220−70−90+30=90n(\text{only } B) = 220 - 70 - 90 + 30 = 90 n(F∩C only)=80−30=50n(F\cap C \text{ only}) = 80 - 30 = 50 n(C∩B only)=90−30=60,n(F∩B only)=70−30=40n(C\cap B \text{ only}) = 90 - 30 = 60,\quad n(F\cap B \text{ only}) = 70 - 30 = 40 n(exactly one)=70+80+90=240n(\text{exactly one}) = 70 + 80 + 90 = 240 n(at most one)=480+240=720n(\text{at most one}) = 480 + 240 = 720 P=720900=45P = \dfrac{720}{900} = \dfrac{4}{5} Answer: 45=0.8\boxed{\text{Answer: } \dfrac{4}{5} = 0.8}

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