document.write( "Question 1166852: Consider the following scenario:
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document.write( "By the definition of the CONDITIONAL PROBABILITY,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    P(C|D) = P(C AND D) / P(D).\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, we have  0.6 = P(C AND D) / 0.5.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It implies  P(C AND D) = 0.6*0.5 = 0.3.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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