document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=776267>Question 776267</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in a certain town, 40% of the people have brown hair, 25% have brown eyes,and 15% have both brown hair and brown eyes. a person is selected at a random from the town. if he has brown eyes, what is the probability that he does not have brown hair? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #473488 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oscargut><B>oscargut(2103)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oscargut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=oscargut><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=473488\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> BE = Brown eyes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BH = Brown hair\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "We know:\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "P(BH)=0.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(BE)=0.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(BH and BE) = 0.15\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "We want to know:  P(BH/BE)\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "P(BH/BE)= P(BH and BE)/P(BE) = 0.15/0.4 = 0.375\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Answer: 0.375\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "I can help you with more questions at: mthman@gmail.com\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );