SOLUTION: Imagine that you will have an interview for your dream job in Los Angeles. Since you do not want to miss the interview, you bought two tickets to LA. One with Delta and the other w

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Question 835682: Imagine that you will have an interview for your dream job in Los Angeles. Since you do not want to miss the interview, you bought two tickets to LA. One with Delta and the other with US Airways. The probability of a Delta cancellation is 5% and the probability of a US Airways cancellation is 7%. Assuming that you arrived to the airport on time, what is the probability that you arrive to the interview?
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Q:
Imagine that you will have an interview for your dream job in Los Angeles. Since you do not want to miss the interview, you bought two tickets to LA. One with Delta and the other with US Airways. The probability of a Delta cancellation is 5% and the probability of a US Airways cancellation is 7%. Assuming that you arrived to the airport on time, what is the probability that you arrive to the interview?
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probability = 1 - (0.05)(0.07) = 0.9965 or 99.65%