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On any particular Saturday evening, the probability that Jenna will go to the movies and go for coffee is start fraction one over four end fraction full stop The probability that she will go for a coffee, given that she has gone to the movies, is start fraction five over seven end fraction . What is the probability that Jenna will go to the movies on any particular Saturday?

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If the probability that Jenna will go for coffee given that she has gone to the movies is 5/7, and the probability that she will go to both the movies and for coffee is 1/4, we can use conditional probability to find the probability that Jenna will go to the movies on any particular Saturday.

Let's use the formula for conditional probability:

P(A|B) = P(A and B)/P(B)

In this case, A represents going to the movies and B represents going for coffee.

We know that P(A and B) = 1/4 and P(B) = 5/7.

Plugging these values into the formula:

P(A|B) = (1/4)/(5/7)

To simplify this expression, we can multiply the numerator and denominator by the reciprocal of 5/7, which is 7/5:

P(A|B) = (1/4) * (7/5) = 7/20

Therefore, the probability that Jenna will go to the movies on any particular Saturday is 7/20.
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