document.write( "Question 86397: P(E1)=0.25, P(E2)= 0.75, P(F|E1)=0.05, p(F|E2)=0.12\r
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document.write( "A. 0.188
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document.write( "B. 0.878
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document.write( "C. 0.060
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document.write( "D. 0.370 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #62510 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! P(E1)=0.25 \n" ); document.write( "P(E2)= 0.75 \n" ); document.write( "P(F|E1)=0.05 \n" ); document.write( "p(F|E2)=0.12\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Find P(E2|F)= \n" ); document.write( "---------------- \n" ); document.write( "P(E2|F) = [P(E2 and F)]/P(F) \n" ); document.write( "=[P(F|E2)*P(E2)]/P(F) \n" ); document.write( "You know P(F|E2) and you know P(E2) \n" ); document.write( "Need to find P(F) \n" ); document.write( "----------- \n" ); document.write( "P(F) = P(F and E1) + P(F and E2) \n" ); document.write( "= P(F|E1)*P(E1) + P(F|E2)*P(E2) \n" ); document.write( "You know all of these. \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "Substituting you get: \n" ); document.write( "P(E2|F) = (0.12*0.75)/[0.05*0.25+0.12*0.75] \n" ); document.write( "= 0.09/0.1025 \n" ); document.write( "= 0.878 \n" ); document.write( "============= \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |