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Question 250075: In a certain college 30% of the students failed math, 20% failed english, and 15% failed both math and english. If a student failed english, what is the probability that he failed math? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In a certain college 30% of the students failed math, 20% failed english, and 15% failed both math and english. If a student failed english, what is the probability that he failed math?
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P(m|e) = P(m AND e)/P(e)
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P(m|e) = 0.15/0.20 = 0.075
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Stan H.
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