A researcher has found old census data about Measles (M), Chickenpox (C), and Whooping cough (W) among 12-year-old children - Junior Cycle Mathematics - Question 10 - 2015
Question 10
A researcher has found old census data about Measles (M), Chickenpox (C), and Whooping cough (W) among 12-year-old children. In a group of 100 children:
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Worked Solution & Example Answer:A researcher has found old census data about Measles (M), Chickenpox (C), and Whooping cough (W) among 12-year-old children - Junior Cycle Mathematics - Question 10 - 2015
Step 1
Use this data to fill in the Venn diagram.
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To fill in the Venn diagram, we first identify the various subsets of children with diseases. Here's the breakdown:
Children with all three diseases (M, C, W): 2
Children with Measles and Chickenpox but not Whooping cough (M ∩ C ∩ W'): 2
Children with Whooping cough and Chickenpox (W ∩ C): 6 (which includes those with all three, so 6 - 2 = 4 will go in W ∩ C only)
Children with at least two diseases (calculated):
Children with Measles and Chickenpox: 2 + 2 (those with all three) = 4
Children with Whooping cough and Measles (W ∩ M): Not given directly, but can be deduced later.
Children with only Measles: 18 - 2 (M ∩ C) - 2 (M ∩ W) = 14
Children with Chickenpox only can be found as:
40 (total with Chickenpox) - 2 (M ∩ C) - 4 (W ∩ C) - 2 (those with all three) = 32
Children with none of the diseases: 31.
Thus filled, the counts in the Venn diagram would be:
Only whooping cough: 15
Only Chickenpox: 32
Only Measles: 14
Measles and Chickenpox only: 2
Whooping cough and Chickenpox only: 4
All three diseases: 2
None: 31.
Step 2
Find the probability that a child chosen at random from the group had Chickenpox.
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To find the probability that a child chosen at random had Chickenpox, we use the formula: P(C)=Total number of childrenNumber of children with Chickenpox
In this case, there are 40 children with Chickenpox among 100 children: P(C)=10040=52
Thus, the probability is ( P(C) = \frac{2}{5} ).
Step 3
Complete the table.
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Statement 1:
6 had Whooping cough and Chickenpox.
Set notation: 6=#(W∩C)
Statement 2:
36 had Chickenpox but not Measles.
Set notation: 36=#(C∖M)
Statement 3:
2 had Measles and Chickenpox but not Whooping cough.
Set notation: 2=#(M∩C∩W′)
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