document.write( "Question 863425: I have decided to hold a barbeque on June 21. If the probability that it will rain that day is 0.29 and the probability that the temperature will be less than 15 degrees is 0.13 and I have decided that I will not have the barbeque if it either rains or is colder than 15 degrees, what is the probaility that the barbeque will go ahead? I also know that in June the probability of the temperature being less than 15 degrees and it also raining is 0.13. Give your answer to 2 decimal places. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "will not have the barbeque if it either rains or is colder than 15 degrees
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document.write( "P(no BBQ) = P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B) = .29 + .13 - .13 = .29
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document.write( "P(have BBQ) = 1 - .29 = .71 \n" );
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