SOLUTION: At a basketball game, 80% of the fans were waving banners and cheering for team A. What is the probability that a fan waved a banner given that the fan cheered for team A?

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Question 1069696: At a basketball game, 80% of the fans were waving banners and cheering for team A.
What is the probability that a fan waved a banner given that the fan cheered for team A?
Found 2 solutions by CubeyThePenguin, ikleyn:
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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As given in the problem, 80%.

Answer by ikleyn(52800) About Me  (Show Source):
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The expected answer is   0.8%2F0.8 = 1.0 = 100%;

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