Reverse Inference / Determining Unknown Quantities from Conditional Probability Constraints

The question provides conditional probability relationships as constraints and asks to determine unknown counts, proportions, or parameters (e.g., number of students, number of balls) that satisfy those constraints.

bac-s-maths 2015 Q1C View
It is now assumed that, in the store:
  • $80\%$ of the padlocks offered for sale are budget models, the others are high-end;
  • $3\%$ of high-end padlocks are defective;
  • $7\%$ of padlocks are defective.

A padlock is randomly selected from the store. We denote:
  • $p$ the probability that a budget padlock is defective;
  • $H$ the event: ``the selected padlock is high-end'';
  • $D$ the event: ``the selected padlock is defective''.

  1. Represent the situation using a probability tree.
  2. Express $P(D)$ as a function of $p$. Deduce the value of the real number $p$.

Is the result obtained consistent with that of question A-2?
3. The selected padlock is in good condition. Determine the probability that it is a high-end padlock.
bac-s-maths 2024 Q3C View
We consider a group from the population of another country subjected to the same test with sensitivity 0.8 and specificity 0.99.
In this group the proportion of individuals with a positive test is 29.44\%.
An individual is chosen at random from this group; what is the probability that they have been infected?
csat-suneung 2015 Q15 4 marks View
A survey of 320 students at a school regarding membership in the mathematics club found that 60\% of male students and 50\% of female students joined the mathematics club. Let $p _ { 1 }$ be the probability that a randomly selected student from those who joined the mathematics club is male, and let $p _ { 2 }$ be the probability that a randomly selected student from those who joined the mathematics club is female. When $p _ { 1 } = 2 p _ { 2 }$, what is the number of male students at this school? [4 points]
(1) 170
(2) 180
(3) 190
(4) 200
(5) 210