I received two gifts, a car and a tablet, from my parents, one from each. It is known that either both gifts are purchased by my father (with probability 0.6), or by my mother (with probability 0.4). In the first case, the probability that my father presents the car is 0.8, while in the second case this probability is 0.3. If my mother presents the car, what is the probability that she purchased both gifts?

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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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I received two gifts, a car and a tablet, from my parents, one from each. It is known that either both gifts are purchased
by my father (with probability 0.6), or by my mother (with probability 0.4). In the first case, the probability that my
father presents the car is 0.8, while in the second case this probability is 0.3. If my mother presents the car, what is the
probability that she purchased both gifts?
Transcribed Image Text:I received two gifts, a car and a tablet, from my parents, one from each. It is known that either both gifts are purchased by my father (with probability 0.6), or by my mother (with probability 0.4). In the first case, the probability that my father presents the car is 0.8, while in the second case this probability is 0.3. If my mother presents the car, what is the probability that she purchased both gifts?
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Here , Conditional probability concept is useful 

Formula :  P(A| B) = P(A  B)P(B)

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