Question

at the mall buying a pair of shoes and buying a book are independent events the probability that a shopper buys shoes is 0.12 the probability that a shopper buys a book is 0.10 what is the probability that a shopper buys shoes and a book

Answer 1

0.012 is the answer

Answer 2

Answer: .012

Explanation:

We know that when two events A and B are independent of each other , then the probability of their intersection is given by :-

`P(A\cap B)=P(A)\ \cdot\ P(B)`

Given : The probability that a shopper buys shoes is 0.12

The probability that a shopper buys a book is 0.10

Since, both the events are independent , then the probability that a shopper buys shoes and a book is given by :-

`0.12*0.10=0.012`

Hence, the probability that a shopper buys shoes and a book is .012 .