SOLUTION: A survey was conducted and found that 15/17 students have a smart phone. Of these, 7/17 have a smart watch. What is the probability that a student who has a smart phone also ha

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Question 1186528: A survey was conducted and found that 15/17 students have a smart phone. Of these, 7/17 have a smart watch. What is the probability that a student who has a smart phone also has a smart watch?

Answer by ikleyn(52894)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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It is about the conditional probability.


By the definition, this probability in this problem is  P =  = .    ANSWER

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