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10.04 Conditional probability

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There are two positions available at a company and the applicants have been shortlisted down to $6$6: Patricia, Nadia, Amy, Aaron, Lachlan, Jimmy.

The two people to fill the position will be picked randomly.

Event $A$A: Patricia is chosen

Event $B$B: Aaron is chosen

a

$P$P$($($A$A|$B$B$)$) is the probability that:

Aaron is chosen second, after Patricia has been chosen first.

A

Patricia or Aaron are chosen, but not both.

B

Patricia is chosen first or second.

C

Patricia is chosen second, after Aaron has been chosen first.

D
b

$P$P$($($A$A$\mid$$B$B$)$) is:

less than $P$P$($($B$B$\cap$$A$A$)$).

A

equal to $P$P$($($B$B$\cap$$A$A$)$).

B

greater than $P$P$($($B$B$\cap$$A$A$)$).

C
Easy
1min

The following are probabilities for an experiment in which $A$A and $B$B are two possible events.

$P\left(A\cap B\right)=0.48$P(AB)=0.48, and

$P\left(A\right)=0.6$P(A)=0.6.

Find $P\left(B|A\right)$P(B|A).

Easy
1min

For events $A$A and $B$B we can find the probability of $A$A given $B$B using$P\left(A|B\right)=\frac{P\left(A\cap B\right)}{P\left(B\right)}$P(A|B)=P(AB)P(B).

Easy
1min

An individual is chosen from the group. According to the Venn diagram,

Medium
1min
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