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 - 2.4 Conditional Probability - Questions - Page 38: 18

Answer

$P(A|B) = \frac{7}{11}$

Work Step by Step

Total outcomes $= 36$, Event $A = \{(2,6), (3,5), (3,6), (4,4), (4,5), (4,6), (5,3), (5,4), (5,5), (5,6), (6,2),(6,3),(6,4),(6,5),(6,6)\}$ Event $B = \{(1,5), (2,5), (3,5), (4,5), (5,5), (6,5), (5,1), (5,2), (5,3), (5,4), (5,6)\}$ Event $A \cap B = \{(3,5), (4,5), (5,5), (6,5), (5,3), (5,4), (5,6)\}$ $P(A|B) = \frac{P(A \cap B)}{P(B)}$ =>$P(A|B) = \frac{ \frac{7}{36} }{ \frac{11}{36}} = \dfrac{7}{11}$
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