SOLUTION: Let A and B be two events in a sample space S such that P(A) = 0.6, P(B) = 0.4, and P(A ∩ B) = 0.18. Find the probabilities below.
(a) P(A|B)
(b) P(B|A)
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Question 743606: Let A and B be two events in a sample space S such that P(A) = 0.6, P(B) = 0.4, and P(A ∩ B) = 0.18. Find the probabilities below.
(a) P(A|B)
(b) P(B|A)
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let A and B be two events in a sample space S such that P(A) = 0.6, P(B) = 0.4, and P(A ∩ B) = 0.18. Find the probabilities below.
(a) P(A|B) = P(A and B)/P(B) = 0.18/0.4 = 0.45
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(b) P(B|A) = P(A and B)/P(A) = 0.18/0.6 = 0.3
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Stan H.
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