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10% of tax returns from Region A contain fraud. 15% of returns from Region B contain fraud. If 70% of returns come from Region A, what is the probability that a fraudulent return comes from

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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10% of tax returns from Region A contain fraud. 15% of returns from Region B contain fraud. If 70% of returns come from Region A, what is the probability that a fraudulent return comes from Region A? (n = 1,000).

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