Question

Trevor is going to Debra's Steakhouse and really wants filet for dinner and creme brulee for dessert. He knows that the probability of getting a filet at Debra's is 0.9 and the probability of creme brulee being a desert is 0.77. If he knows the two events are independent of one another, show the calculation for P(getting a steak and getting a creme brulee)

Answer 1

(0.9)(0.77)

Explanation:

(0.9)(0.77)

Since the two events are independent you can use the multiplication rule

Answer 2

the answer is
B (0.9)(0.77)