SOLUTION: Sue travels the same route to work every day. She has determined that there is a 70% probability that she will wait for at least one red light and a 40% probability that she will

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Question 1170711: Sue travels the same route to work every day. She has determined that
there is a 70% probability that she will wait for at least one red light and a
40% probability that she will hear her favourite song on the way to work.
What is the probability that she will get all green lights and hear her
favourite song on her way to work?

Answer by ikleyn(52933)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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These events are  INDEPENDENT - - - so,  the answer is the product    P = 0.7*0.4 = 0.28.

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