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title: "And, or and not"
subtitle: "Data and chance · Chance · Lesson 13"
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# And, or and not

**Name:** {{field-24}} **Date:** {{field-15}} **Class:** {{field-15}}

> **Key question:** A raffle prize goes to someone who plays sport or music. In a class of 30, 20 play sport and 13 play music. How many are in the draw?


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**In one sentence:** Students find P(A and B), P(A or B), P(not A) and P(neither) from Venn diagrams, two-way tables and two-dice grids, counting the overlap once (AC9M8P02, node 2).

**Students should be able to say:** I can find 'and', 'or', 'not' and 'neither' on a Venn diagram, a table or a grid. I can work out P(A or B) without counting the overlap twice. I can explain that 'or' in maths includes both.

**Width:** the unmarked parts are the floor every student does (predict, run, investigate and make). Typical adds the modify practice; wider adds the real-world contexts. They add contexts, not difficulty. Students work in the online tutorial alongside this sheet.

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## Predict


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**30 students: 20 play sport, 13 play music, 8 play both. What is P(a student plays sport or music)?**

☐ 8/30

☐ 25/30

☐ 33/30

My prediction, and why:

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**What happens:** 25/30. 12 sport only, 8 both and 5 music only: each counted once. 33/30 counts the 8 twice (and a probability can't be more than 1).

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## Run

Try it on the board in the tutorial. Was your prediction right? What was different?

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## Counting once


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### And

Here is the routine for "or" from totals.

1. $P(\text{juice}) = \tfrac{35}{60},\ P(\text{milk}) = \tfrac{28}{60},\ P(\text{both}) = \tfrac{15}{60}$ — 60 people.
2. $35 + 28 - 15 = 48$ — Add the totals, then take the overlap away once.
3. $P(\text{juice or milk}) = \tfrac{48}{60}$ — Everyone inside the circles.
4. $P(\text{neither}) = 1 - \tfrac{48}{60} = \tfrac{12}{60}$ — Neither is the complement of "or".

**30 students: 13 have a dog, 10 have a cat and 4 have both. What is P(a dog and a cat)?**

Answer: {{field-15}}

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**Answer:** 4/30

Both is the overlap: 4 of 30 = 2/15.

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### Find the mistake

**Zoe works out P(dog or cat) for the same class. Click the line where she goes wrong.**

```
 1  30 students: 13 have a dog, 10 have a cat and 4 have both.
 2  "Dog or cat" means a dog, a cat, or both.
 3  P(dog or cat) = 13/30 + 10/30 = 23/30.
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Line: {{field-15}}

Why is it wrong?

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**Answer:** line 3

Line 3: the 4 with both are in the 13 and in the 10, so they are counted twice. 13 + 10 − 4 = 19, so P = 19/30.

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### Or on a dice

**A dice is rolled. A is 'an even number' and B is 'more than 4'. Which outcomes are in A or B?**

☐ 2, 4, 6, 5, 6

☐ 6

☐ 2, 4, 5, 6

☐ 5

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**Answer:** 2, 4, 5, 6

Even: 2, 4, 6. More than 4: 5, 6. Either or both: 2, 4, 5, 6, so P(A or B) = 4/6.

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## Not, or and neither


**Not music.** 

**Over 9 or a double.** 

**Neither.** 

**At least one.** 

Work in the tutorial. Plan first: what will you change, and how will you test it?

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## And, or, not


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### Glasses or left-handed

**A two-way table of 50 people: 12 wear glasses and are left-handed, 18 wear glasses and are right-handed, 5 are left-handed without glasses, 15 neither. What is P(glasses or left-handed)?**

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**Answer:** 35/50

12 + 18 + 5 = 35, so 35/50 = 7/10.

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### Left-handed, no glasses

**For the same 50 people, what is P(left-handed and no glasses)?**

Answer: {{field-15}}

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**Answer:** 5/50

One cell: 5 of 50 = 1/10.

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### Using the rule

**P(A) = 0.5, P(B) = 0.4 and P(A and B) = 0.2. What is P(A or B)?**

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**Answer:** 0.7

0.5 + 0.4 − 0.2 = 0.7.

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### Exactly one

**In the Sport and Music class (12 sport only, 8 both, 5 music only, 5 neither), what is P(exactly one of sport and music)?**

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**Answer:** 17/30

Sport only and music only: 12 + 5 = 17, so 17/30. This is the everyday 'one or the other, not both'.

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## Make: an 'or' event

Write your events A and B in words, and how many outcomes are in A, in B and in both.

Work in the tutorial. Plan first: what will you change, and how will you test it?

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## Exit ticket

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**40 students: 25 like maths, 18 like art, 10 like both. Find P(maths or art) and P(neither).**

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**Answer:** 25 + 18 − 10 = 33, so 33/40. Neither: 7/40.

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