SOLUTION: How many people in a school of 1,000 are likely wearing a gray t shirt and blue jeans if there are 4 people wearing a gray shirt and 20 wearing blue jeans in a class of 35?

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Question 1163835: How many people in a school of 1,000 are likely wearing a gray t shirt and blue jeans if there are 4 people wearing a gray shirt and 20 wearing blue jeans in a class of 35?


Found 2 solutions by solver91311, ikleyn:
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Not enough information. You cannot assume independence between P(A), grey shirt and P(B) blue jeans, and you haven't either specified independence or provided P(A|B) or P(B|A).


John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

Answer by ikleyn(52884) About Me  (Show Source):
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The meaning of this question is really dark.