In a city 30% of the houses and 60% of the condominiums use natural gas for heating. 65% of the residences in the city are houses and the rest are condominiums.   If a residence is selected at random from this city, what is the probability it uses natural gas for heating? If a residence uses natural gas for heating, what is the probability it is a condominium?

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
icon
Related questions
Question

In a city 30% of the houses and 60% of the condominiums use natural gas for heating. 65% of the residences in the city are houses and the rest are condominiums.

 

If a residence is selected at random from this city, what is the probability it uses natural gas for heating?

If a residence uses natural gas for heating, what is the probability it is a condominium?

Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 2 images

Blurred answer
Recommended textbooks for you
Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition…
Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition…
Algebra
ISBN:
9780547587776
Author:
HOLT MCDOUGAL
Publisher:
HOLT MCDOUGAL
College Algebra (MindTap Course List)
College Algebra (MindTap Course List)
Algebra
ISBN:
9781305652231
Author:
R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
College Algebra
College Algebra
Algebra
ISBN:
9781337282291
Author:
Ron Larson
Publisher:
Cengage Learning