SOLUTION: Events A and B are independent. If P(A|B) = 0.75, P(A) = Sorry for the bother, im just really struggling with probability.

SOLUTION: Events A and B are independent. If P(A|B) = 0.75, P(A) = Sorry for the bother, im just really struggling with probability.

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Question 960119: Events A and B are independent. If P(A|B) = 0.75, P(A) =
Sorry for the bother, im just really struggling with probability.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If events A and B are independent, then P(A|B) = P(A)

Event A does not depend on event B. So the probability of event A occurring given B has occurred is the same as the probability of event A occurring (regardless of the status of event B).

So that's why P(A) = 0.75
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