1. Thirty percent of those sent to jail are repeat offenders. Twenty percent of those sent to jail have been convicted of a violent crime. Ten percent are repeat offenders and have been convicted of a violent crime. (a) What is the probability that someone who is sent to jail has neither been convicted of a violent crime nor is a repeat offender? (b) If it is known that an individual is a repeat offender, what is the probability that they were convicted of a violent crime? (e) Are the events of being a repeat offender and convicted of a violent crime inde- Dendent?

1. Thirty percent of those sent to jail are repeat offenders. Twenty percent of those sent to jail have been convicted of a violent crime. Ten percent are repeat offenders and have been convicted of a violent crime. (a) What is the probability that someone who is sent to jail has neither been convicted of a violent crime nor is a repeat offender? (b) If it is known that an individual is a repeat offender, what is the probability that they were convicted of a violent crime? (e) Are the events of being a repeat offender and convicted of a violent crime inde- Dendent?

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

1st Edition

ISBN:9780547587776

Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability

Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events

Problem 2C

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