document.write( "Question 924028: A large industrial firm uses three local motels
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document.write( "to provide overnight accommodations for its clients.
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document.write( "From past experience it is known that 20% of the
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document.write( "clients are assigned rooms at the Ramada Inn, 50% at
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document.write( "the Sheraton, and 30% at the Lakeview Motor Lodge.
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document.write( "If the plumbing is faulty in 5% of the rooms at the Ramada
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document.write( "Inn, in 4% of the rooms at the Sheraton, and in
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document.write( "8% of the rooms at the Lakeview Motor Lodge, what
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document.write( "is the probability that
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document.write( "(a) a client will be assigned a room with faulty
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document.write( "plumbing?
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document.write( "(b) a person with a room having faulty plumbing was
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document.write( "assigned accommodations at the Lakeview Motor
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Algebra.Com's Answer #560567 by ewatrrr(24785)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 20% Ramada Inn (5% with faulty plumbing) \n" ); document.write( "50% at the Sheraton (4% with faulty plumbing) \n" ); document.write( "30% at the Lakeview Motor (8% with faulty plumbing) \n" ); document.write( "........ \n" ); document.write( "P(being assigned a room with faulty plumbing) \n" ); document.write( "P = \n" ); document.write( "........ \n" ); document.write( "P(Lakeview | faulty plumbing) \n" ); document.write( " P(A|B) = P(A and B)/P(B) = |