JAMB 2002 · UME · Q25

In a class of 80 students, 30−x30 - x offer Music only, xx offer both Music and History, 40−x40 - x offer History only and 20 offer neither. If a student is picked at random from the class, what is the probability that he offers Music only?

Worked solution (try it first)
  1. The four regions add up to the class: (30−x)+x+(40−x)+20=80(30 - x) + x + (40 - x) + 20 = 80.
  2. Simplify: 90−x=8090 - x = 80, so x=10x = 10.
  3. Music only: 30−10=2030 - 10 = 20 students.
  4. So the probability is 2080=0.25\frac{20}{80} = 0.25, option B.

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