SOLUTION: Your teacher tells you that if you can score 85 or higher on your exam, you will have a 90% chance of achieving an A in the course. You think your chance is only 50% of getting 85

Question 1167034: Your teacher tells you that if you can score 85 or higher on your exam, you will have a 90% chance of achieving an A in the course. You think your chance is only 50% of getting 85 or more. Find the probability of both that his grade is 85 or higher and that he gets A in the course.
Answer by ikleyn(52834) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In your post, you use the terms "you" and "he" to call the same person.

Do you think it makes the problem more attractive ? Or more interesting ? Or more confusing ?

It only becomes more disgusting . . .

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