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The probability that a person drinks at least five cups of coffee per day is 0.24, and the probability that a person has high blood pressure is 0.16. Assuming that these two events are independent, find the probability (to four decimal places) that a person selected at random drinks less than five cups of coffee per day and has high blood pressure.

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Solution

Step 1:

Given data

The probability that a person drinks at least five cups of coffee per day = 0.24

The probability that a person has high blood pressure = 0.16

Step 2:

The probability that a person selected at random drinks less than five cups of coffee per day and has high blood pressure


\begin{gathered} =\text{ 0.24 }*\text{ 0.16} \\ \text{= 0.0384} \end{gathered}

Final answer

0.0384

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