Question

sadie travels through two intersections with traffic lights as she drives to work. The traffic lights operate inependently. The probability that both lights will be red when she reaches them is 0.22. The probability that the first light will be rerd and the second light will not be red is 0.33. what is the probability that the second light will be red when she reaches it

Answer 1

The probability that the second light will be red when she reaches it is 0.4

Explanation:

Given the two events are independent

Hence, the probability of both the red light is (P1) * (P2) = 0.22

The probability of first light being red = probability of both the intersections to have red light + probability that the first light will be rerd and the second light will not be red

probability of first light being red = 0.22 + 0.33 = 0.55

(P1) * (P2) = 0.22

Substituting the given values, we get -

0.55 * P2 = 0.22

P2 = 0.4