. What is the probability that a student will neither do homework regularly nor will pass the ourse? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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Why is b not .10? P(not A)=.6, P(not B)=.17, .6*.17=.102 which rounds to .10. Thanks!

Dr. Miriam Johnson has been teaching accounting for over 20 years. From her experience, she
knows that 40% of her students do homework regularly. Moreover, 93% of the students who do
their homework regularly pass the course. She also knows that 83% of her students pass the
course. Let event A be “Do homework regularly" and B be "Pass the course".
a. What is the probability that a student will do homework regularly and also pass the course?
(Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Answer is complete and correct.
Probability
0.37
b. What is the probability that a student will neither do homework regularly nor will pass the
course? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
X Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Probability
0.10 X
Transcribed Image Text:Dr. Miriam Johnson has been teaching accounting for over 20 years. From her experience, she knows that 40% of her students do homework regularly. Moreover, 93% of the students who do their homework regularly pass the course. She also knows that 83% of her students pass the course. Let event A be “Do homework regularly" and B be "Pass the course". a. What is the probability that a student will do homework regularly and also pass the course? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Answer is complete and correct. Probability 0.37 b. What is the probability that a student will neither do homework regularly nor will pass the course? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) X Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Probability 0.10 X
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