Question

When looking at the association between the events “owns a car” and “own a pet,” if the events are independent then the probability:

P(owns a pet | owns a car) is equal to____?

A) P(owns a pet)
B) P(owns a pet) + P(owns a car)
C) P(owns a car)
D) P(owns a pet) x P(owns a car)

Answer 1

P(owns a pet)

Explanation:

Answer 2

P(owns a pet) x P(owns a car)

Explanation:

Two independent events,

Own a pet and own a car

The probability of independent events can be written as,

(Probability of event 1) x (probability of event 2)

P(owns a pet) x P(owns a car)