SOLUTION: 15% of the people in the US own a cat,20%own a dog, and 5% own both. Given that you owen a dog what is the probability that you also own a cat? Choose one of the following. A) .3

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Question 1198158: 15% of the people in the US own a cat,20%own a dog, and 5% own both. Given that you owen a dog what is the probability that you also own a cat?
Choose one of the following.
A) .33
B) .25
C) .05
D) .10
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, ikleyn:
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
% = own a cat
%= own a dog
%= own both
Event = have a dog
Event = have a cat
Event = have both

the probability of event is:

or
%




Answer by ikleyn(52810)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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15% of the people in the US own a cat,20%own a dog, and 5% own both.
Given that you owen a dog what is the probability that you also own a cat?
Choose one of the following.
A) .33
B) .25
C) .05
D) .10
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    P(own a cat | own a dog) =  =  =  = 0.25 = 25%.    ANSWER

Solved.

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Do not accept any other answer and ignore the post by @MathLover1,
since it is incorrect.


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She just re-wrote her post after seeing my solution.



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