document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1040003>Question 1040003</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help with this. 	\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bayes's theorem on conditional probabilities states that, if P(B) is not 0, then  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cookies. Mary bakes seven chocolate chip cookies and 10 peanut butter cookies. Bill bakes 5 chocolate chip cookies and 10 peanut butter cookies. The 32 cookies are put together and offered on a single plate. I pick a cookie at random from the plate.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the probability that the cookie is chocolate chip? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(Fill in the blanks below and give your answers as whole numbers. Leave your answer as a fraction in simplest form.) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The probability that the cookie is chocolate chip is 	\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the probability that Mary baked the cookie?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The probability that Mary baked the cookie is 	\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the probability that the cookie is chocolate chip given that Mary baked it?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The probability that the cookie is chocolate chip given that Mary baked it is 	<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #654839 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=654839\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> --------CC---------PB--------Total<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mary---7-----------10---------17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bill-----5-----------10---------15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total--12-----------20---------32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a.  12/32=3/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. Mary baked it is 17/32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 7/17<BR>\n" );
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