An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Its Applications (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13411-421-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13411-421-7

Chapter 2 Probability - 2.3 The Probability Function - Questions - Page 31: 18

Answer

$\frac{351}{400}=0.8775$

Work Step by Step

Let $P(A)=\frac{1}{10}, P(B)=\frac{1}{30}, P(A\cap B)=0.0025=\frac{1}{400}$. The probability that she is arrested for any of the two reasons is: $P(A\cup B)=P(A)+P(B)-P(A\cap B)=\frac{1}{10}+\frac{1}{40}-\frac{1}{400}=\frac{49}{400}$ Thus Lucy's chances of avoiding incarceration is: $1-P(A\cup B)=\frac{351}{400}=0.8775$
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