Question

If A and B are independent events with P( A) = 0.60 and P( A| B) = 0.60, then P( B) is: a. 0.60 b. cannot be determined with the information given c. 0.36 d. 1.2

Answer 1

B. cannot be determined

Explanation:

For two events A and B to be independent, it means they can occur at the same time i.e the occurrence of one does not affect the other occurring. It is represented as P(A∩B) = P(A)P(B)

Given P( A) = 0.60 and P( A| B) = 0.60, to find P(B), we will use the formula for the conditional probability P( A| B) = P(A∩B) /P(B)

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

P( A| B) = P(A)

Since P( A| B) = 0.60, therefore P(A) is also equal to 0.60 and P(B) cannot be determined since they cancelled out already