document.write( "Question 176814: There are 35 fish in a pond. We know that 16 of these fish are males, 4 of these males are salmon and there are 8 salmon in the pond. What is the probability that a randomly chosen fish is a salmon, given that it is a male? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #131878 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are 35 fish in a pond. \n" ); document.write( "We know that 16 of these fish are males---so there are 19 femailes \n" ); document.write( "4 of these males are salmon and there are 8 salmon in the pond--4 are femailes \n" ); document.write( "What is the probability that a randomly chosen fish is a salmon, given that it is a male? \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "P(S|M) = P(S and M)/P(M) = (4/35)/(16/35) = 4/16 = 1/4 \n" ); document.write( "=========================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |