have a total of hundred people. of these 100 people 50 are democratic, 40 are republican, and 10
are independent. the percentages of these people in each category who read a journal are known
to be 30 percent of the democratic, 60 percent of the republican, and 40 percent of the
independent. if one of these people is observed reading the journal what is the probability that
one is republican?
Solution
Democratic Reading Journals=0.3*50=15 Republican Reading
Journals=0.6*40=24 Independent Reading Journals= 0.4*10=4 probability that one is
republican=24/24+4+15=0.558 8 6.54p.
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1. have a total of hundred people. of these 100 people 50 are democratic, 40 are republican, and 10
are independent. the percentages of these people in each category who read a journal are known
to be 30 percent of the democratic, 60 percent of the republican, and 40 percent of the
independent. if one of these people is observed reading the journal what is the probability that
one is republican?
Solution
Democratic Reading Journals=0.3*50=15 Republican Reading
Journals=0.6*40=24 Independent Reading Journals= 0.4*10=4 probability that one is
republican=24/24+4+15=0.558 8 6.54p
