document.write( "Question 969402: My question is....
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document.write( "A survey taken during class revealed 30% of the students in a class bring their lunch to school. If the probability that a randomly selected student is a boy given that the student bring their lunch is 40%, what is the probability that a randomly selected student will be a boy that brings his lunch to school?
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document.write( "A. 70%
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document.write( "B. 10%
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document.write( "C. 12%
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document.write( "D. 75% \r
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document.write( "I think the answer is C. 12%. But, I would just like to make sure. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #592312 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A survey taken during class revealed 30% of the students in a class bring their lunch to school. If the probability that a randomly selected student is a boy given that the student bring their lunch is 40%, what is the probability that a randomly selected student will be a boy that brings his lunch to school? \n" ); document.write( "------- \n" ); document.write( "P(boy |lunch) = P(boy and lunch)/P(lunch) = 0.40 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "P(boy and lunch) = P(lunch)*0.4 = 0.3*0.4 = 0.12 \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "You are correct \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "----------- \n" ); document.write( "A. 70% \n" ); document.write( "B. 10% \n" ); document.write( "C. 12% \n" ); document.write( "D. 75% \n" ); document.write( " |