document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1116276>Question 1116276</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A garden has 8 white roses and 11 red roses. One rose is plucked from the garden and then one more rose is plucked, without replacement.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "           Let the event W = plucking a white rose the first time;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "           and event R = plucking a red rose the second time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In two or more complete sentences, explain the meaning of probabilities P(R/W) and P(W/R). Do they have the same value?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the event W = plucking a white rose the first time;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and event R = plucking a red rose the second time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In two or more complete sentences, explain the meaning of probabilities P(R|W) and P(W|R).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(R|W) is the probability of picking a red rose after you have picked a white one<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(W|R) is the probability of picking a white rose after you have picked a red one<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Do they have the same value?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(R|W) = 11/(11+7) = 11/18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(W|R) = 8/(8+10) = 8/18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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