SOLUTION: According to Consumer Digest (July/August 1996), the. probable location of personal computers (PC) in the home is as follows: Adult bedroom: 0.03 Child bedroom: 0.15 Other bed

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Question 1120899: According to Consumer Digest (July/August
1996), the. probable location of personal computers
(PC) in the home is as follows:
Adult bedroom: 0.03
Child bedroom: 0.15
Other bedroom: 0.14
Office or den: 0.40
Other rooms: 0.28
(a) What is the probability that a PC is in a bedroom?
(b) What is the probability that it is not in a bedroom?
(c) Suppose a household is selected at random from
households with a PC; in what room would you
expect to find a PC?

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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In a bedroom has three possibilities with probabilities of 0.03, 0.15 and 0.14 for sum of 0.32.
Not in a bedroom is everything else of 1-0.32 or 0.68
The most likely spot I would expect to find a PC is in an office or den with probability 0.4