Question

The probability that a married man watches a certain television show is 0.4,

and the probability that a married woman watches the show is 0.5. The
probability that a man watches the show, given that his wife does, is 0.7.
Find the probability that

a. a married couple watches the show;
b. a wife watches the show, given that her husband does;
c. at least one member of a married couple will watch the show.

Answer 1

a. The probability that a married couple watches the show can be calculated by multiplying the probabilities that each spouse watches the show:

P(Married couple watches the show) = P(Husband watches the show) * P(Wife watches the show) = 0.4 * 0.5 = 0.2

Explanation:

b. The probability that a wife watches the show, given that her husband does, can be calculated using Bayes' theorem:

P(Wife watches the show | Husband watches the show) = P(Husband watches the show | Wife watches the show) * P(Wife watches the show) / P(Husband watches the show)

P(Wife watches the show | Husband watches the show) = 0.7 * 0.5 / 0.4 = 0.875

c. The probability that at least one member of a married couple will watch the show can be calculated as the sum of the probabilities that either the husband or the wife watches the show:

P(At least one member of a married couple watches the show) = P(Husband watches the show) + P(Wife watches the show) - P(Married couple watches the show) = 0.4 + 0.5 - 0.2 = 0.7

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