document.write( "Question 1163639: 2) Suppose 50% of the cars are manufactured in the United States and 15% of these are compact; 30% of the cars are manufactured in Europe and 40% of these are compact; and finally, 20% are manufactured in Japan and 60% of these are compact. If a car is picked at random from the lot, find the probability that it is a compact \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #787793 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "P(compact) = \n" ); document.write( "P((made in America AND compact) OR (made in Europe AND compact) OR (made in Japan AND compact)) = \n" ); document.write( "(0.50)(0.15)+(0.30)(0.40)+(0.20)(0.60) = \n" ); document.write( "0.075+0.12+0.12 = 0.315 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |