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There are two gentlemen A and B who are running for mayor in a certain city. It

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Question

There are two gentlemen A and B who are running for mayor in a certain city. It is known that the chance of being elected by A will be 0.6, and that of B will be elected at 0.4 If A is elected, the city will have a chance to build a large gymnasium with a probability of 0.8. When B Jun is elected, the probability of the city building a large gymnasium is 0.3. A. What is the probability that the city will build a large gymnasium? B. This city will build a large stadium. What is the chance of being elected mayor by B?

Explanation / Answer

a)P(city will build a large gymnasium)=P(A elected and large gymnasium+B elected and large gymnasium)

=0.6*0.8+0.4*0.3=0.6

b)

P(B elected|large gymnasium))=P(B elected and large gymnasium)/P(large gymnasium)

=0.4*0.3/0.60=0.2