Question

At LaGuardia Airport for a certain nightly flight, the probability that it will rain is 0.12 and the probability that the flight will be delayed is 0.18. The probability that it will rain and the flight will be delayed is 0.01. What is the probability that it is raining if the flight has been delayed? Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.

Answer 1

The probability that it is raining if the flight has been delayed is 0.056.

The probability of rain and the flight being delayed is 0.01. The probability of the flight being delayed is 0.18. Therefore, the probability that it is raining given that the flight has been delayed is:

`P(rain|delayed) = P(rain and delayed) / P(delayed)= 0.01 / 0.18= 0.056`

This is rounded to the nearest thousandth as 0.056.