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In Littletown, the probability that a baseball team goes to the city playoffs is 0.30. the probability that the team goes to the state playoffs given that the team goes to the city playoffs is 0.20.

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Answer:

0.06

Explanation:

User Puneet
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Answer:

0.06

Explanation:

The probability they go to the city playoffs is:

0.30 (or 30%)

Then assuming they have gone to the city playoffs, the probability they go to the state playoffs is 0.20 (or 20%)

The probability of both events is the product:

P(city then state) = 0.30 * 0.20 = 0.06

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