Question

The manager of a grocery store reports that there is a 12 percent chance that a customer buys apples during a shopping trip, a 5 percent chance that a customer buy apples and carrots, and a 17 percent chance that a customer buys apples or carrots. What is the probability of a customer buying carrots? 1. 4 percent 5. 0 percent 10. 0 percent 11. 4 percent.

Answer 1

10.0

Explanation:

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Answer 2

10%

Explanation:

P(A+C) = P(A) +P(C) -P(A&C) . . . . . where "+" = or, "&" = and

P(C) = P(A+C) -P(A) +P(A&C)

P(C) = 0.17 -0.12 +0.05 = 0.10 = 10%

The probability the customer will buy carrots is 10%.