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Conditional Probability

The document contains information about a blood drive including the number of donors by blood type. It then provides the probability of having each blood type based on the results. It also includes explanations of the addition rule for mutually exclusive events and the formula for conditional probability.

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Conditional Probability

The document contains information about a blood drive including the number of donors by blood type. It then provides the probability of having each blood type based on the results. It also includes explanations of the addition rule for mutually exclusive events and the formula for conditional probability.

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Addition Rule If A and B are mutually exclusive, then P (A or B) = P (A) + (B).

The Red Cross ran a blood drive at the Geom Corporation. Fifty employees gave blood which these results. Blood Type Number Giving O 26 A 16 B 6 AB 2

What is the probability of the blood type for a randomly selected donor? a. b. c. d. Type O blood Type A blood Type B blood Type AB blood e. Type A or type B f. Type A, B Or O blood g. not type AB blood

Solution: a. P ( type O blood ) = b. P ( type A blood ) = c. P ( type B blood ) = d. P ( type AB blood ) = = = = = + + = + = =

e. P ( type A or type B blood ) = f. P ( type A, B, or O blood ) = g. P ( not type AB blood ) = 1 -

Note that f and g describe the same event.

Conditional Probability If A and B are any events, then P (A|B) = P (A and B) P (B) The probability that Arnel studies and passes his math test is 0.45. If the probability that he studies is 0.80, what is the probability that he passes the math test, given that he has studied? Solution: P (studies and passes math) = 0.45 P (studies) = 0.80. Thus, P (passes math test | he studied) = P (studies and pass math) P (studies) = 0.45 0.80 = 0.56 Therefore, P (passes math test | he studied) = 0.56 and

The probability that Rose will visit the parlor and the doctor today is 0.15. If the probability that she visits the doctor is 0.55, what is the probability that she visits the parlor, given she has visited the doctor? Solution: We know that P (visits parlor and visits doctor) = 0.15 and P (visit doctor) = 0.55. Therefore, P (visits parlor | visits doctor) = P (visits parlor and doctor) P (visit doctor) = 0.15 0.55 = 0.27. Thus, P (visits parlor | visits doctor) = 0.27.

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