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What is the conditional probability that a customer ordered a hot drink given that he or she ordered a large?

What is the conditional probability that a customer ordered a hot drink given that-example-1
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Conditional probability:


P(A|B)=(P(A\cap B))/(P(B))

The probability that A occurs given that B has occurred is given in the formula above.

As in our problem we are asked for the probability that a customer ordered a hot drink (event A) given that he or she ordered a large (event B), then we can work with the formula.

• The union between hot drink and large can be written as follows, and this is equal to 22 as we can see in the table.


P(A\cap B)=P(Hot\cap Large)=22

• The probability of a large (event B) is the addition of all the possibilities of ordering large:


P(B)=P(Large)=22+5=27

Finally, we replace these values in the formula:


P(Hot|Large)=(P(Hot\cap Large))/(P(Large))
P(Hot|Large)=(22)/(27)

Answer:


P(Hot|Large)\approx0.81

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