document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1168483>Question 1168483</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You ask a neighbor to water a sickly plant while you are on vacation. Without water the plant will die with probability 0.75. With water it will die with probability 0.5. You are 88 % certain the neighbor will remember to water the plant.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)When you are on vacation, find the probability that the plant will die.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)You come back from the vacation and the plant is dead. What is the probability the neighbor forgot to water it? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You ask a neighbor to water a sickly plant while you are on vacation. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Without water the plant will die with probability 0.75. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "With water it will die with probability 0.5. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "You are 88 % certain the neighbor will remember to water the plant.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)When you are on vacation, find the probability that the plant will die.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)You come back from the vacation and the plant is dead. What is the probability the neighbor forgot to water it?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a)  P = 0.88*0.5 + (1-0.88)*0.75\r\n" );
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document.write( "(b)  P = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%281-0.88%29%2A0.75%29%2F%280.88%2A0.5+%2B+%281-0.88%29%2A0.75%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%281-0.88%29%2A0.75%29%2F%280.88%2A0.5+%2B+%281-0.88%29%2A0.75%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use your calculator to get the numerical values.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The formulas in my post are self-explanatory.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It means that if you have question, look into the formula and listen what it tells to you.\r<BR>\n" );
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