40. Ms. Tucker travels through two intersections with traffic lights as she drives to the market. The traffic lights operate independently. The probability that both lights will be red when she reaches them is 0.22. The probability that the first light will be red and the second light will not be red is 0.33. What is the probability that the second light will be red when she reaches it? (A) 0.40 (В) 0.45 (С) 0.50 (D) 0.55 (E) 0.60

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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40. Ms. Tucker travels through two intersections with traffic lights as she drives to the market. The traffic lights
operate independently. The probability that both lights will be red when she reaches them is 0.22. The
probability that the first light will be red and the second light will not be red is 0.33. What is the probability
that the second light will be red when she reaches it?
(A) 0.40
(B) 0.45
(C) 0.50
(D) 0.55
(E) 0.60
Transcribed Image Text:40. Ms. Tucker travels through two intersections with traffic lights as she drives to the market. The traffic lights operate independently. The probability that both lights will be red when she reaches them is 0.22. The probability that the first light will be red and the second light will not be red is 0.33. What is the probability that the second light will be red when she reaches it? (A) 0.40 (B) 0.45 (C) 0.50 (D) 0.55 (E) 0.60
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