SOLUTION: Jamie likes to play 2 sports, basketball and baseball. Jamie will only try out for one of the sports. Use the following information to help answer the question below: 40% chance t

Question 383018: Jamie likes to play 2 sports, basketball and baseball. Jamie will only try out for one of the sports. Use the following information to help answer the question below:
40% chance that Jamie will try out for baseball
70% chance that Jamie will try out for catcher
Jamie will only try out for the guard or forward position on basketball
80% chance that Jamie will try out for guard on the basketball team
Question: P(forward/basketball)
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1-.4=.6 he will try out for basketball.
1-.8=.2 he will try out for foreward.
.6*.2=.12 P(forward/basketball)
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Ed
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