Consider a single randomly selected purchase from a population with the given characteristics.    Food (F) Non food (N) Credit (C) .53 .17 Money (M) .12 .18   a) What is the probability it is a food purchase? b) What is the probability it is a food purchase, if we know it is a credit purchase? c) What is the probability it is a credit purchase, if we know it is a food purchase? d) What is the probability it is a food purchase and a credit purchase?

College Algebra
10th Edition
ISBN:9781337282291
Author:Ron Larson
Publisher:Ron Larson
Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability
Section8.7: Probability
Problem 11ECP: A manufacturer has determined that a machine averages one faulty unit for every 500 it produces....
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Consider a single randomly selected purchase from a population with the given characteristics. 

  Food (F) Non food (N)
Credit (C) .53 .17
Money (M) .12 .18

 

a) What is the probability it is a food purchase?

b) What is the probability it is a food purchase, if we know it is a credit purchase?

c) What is the probability it is a credit purchase, if we know it is a food purchase?

d) What is the probability it is a food purchase and a credit purchase?

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