SOLUTION: Use the contingency table to the right to determine the probability of events. a. What is the probability of event​ A? b. What is the probability of event ​A'? c. What is t

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Question 1172434: Use the contingency table to the right to determine the probability of events.
a. What is the probability of event​ A?
b. What is the probability of event ​A'?
c. What is the probability of event A and​ B?
d. What is the probability of event A or​ B?
Table_Data B B`
A 80 80
A' 50 70
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Part (a)

Given table
BB’
A8080
A’5070

Compute the totals for each row and column. Then find the grand total to be 280, which is in the bottom right corner.
BB’Total
A8080160
A’5070120
Total130150280

If we divide everything by the grand total 280, and reduce fully, we get this table of probabilities
BB’Total
A2/72/74/7
A’5/281/43/7
Total13/2815/281

From the first row, we see
P(A and B) = 2/7
P(A and B') = 2/7

Which means:
P(A) = P(A and B) + P(A and B')
P(A) = 2/7 + 2/7
P(A) = 4/7

This matches with the total shown in the table for row 1.

Answer: 4/7

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Part (b)

Apply the law of probability complements
P(A) + P(A') = 1
P(A') = 1 - P(A)
P(A') = 1 - (4/7)
P(A') = (7/7) - (4/7)
P(A') = (7-4)/7
P(A') = 3/7
This matches with the total for the A' row.

As an alternative approach:
P(A') = P(A' and B) + P(A' and B')
P(A') = 5/28 + 1/4
P(A') = 5/28 + 7/28
P(A') = 12/28
P(A') = 3/7

Answer: 3/7

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Part (c)

Refer to the probability table in part (a). Look in the upper left corner which corresponds to the A row and B column.

Answer: 2/7

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Part (d)

P(B) = P(B and A) + P(B and A')
P(B) = 2/7+5/28
P(B) = 8/28+5/28
P(B) = 13/28
This matches with the total shown at the bottom of column B in the probability table back in part (a).

P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B)
P(A or B) = 4/7 + 13/28 - 2/7
P(A or B) = 16/28 + 13/28 - 8/28
P(A or B) = (16+13-8)/28
P(A or B) = 21/28
P(A or B) = 3/4

Answer: 3/4
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