SOLUTION: the probability that a customer will buy a shirt is 0.4. A customer buys a tie 50% of the time when a shirt is purchased, but only 10% the time when a shirt is not purchased. Fi

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Question 251270: the probability that a customer will buy a shirt is 0.4.
A customer buys a tie 50% of the time when a shirt is purchased, but only 10% the time when a shirt is not purchased.
Find the probability that a customer buys the following:
a. a shirt and a tie
b. a tie
c. a shirt or a tie
d. a tie but not a shirt

Answer by vksarvepalli(154) About Me  (Show Source):
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a)a shirt and a tie
probability=0.4*0.5=0.2
b)a tie
prob. = 0.1+0.4*0.5 = 0.3
c)a shirt or a tie
prob. = 0.4+0.1 =0.5
d)a tie but not a shirt
prob. = 0.1