Given that events A and B are independent with P(A)=0.3 and P(B∣A)=0.89 determine the value of P(B), rounding to the nearest thousandth, if necessary.Answer:
Q. Given that events A and B are independent with P(A)=0.3 and P(B∣A)=0.89 determine the value of P(B), rounding to the nearest thousandth, if necessary.Answer:
Define Independent Events: Since events A and B are independent, the probability of B occurring is not affected by the occurrence of A. Therefore, P(B∣A) is the same as P(B). We can use the definition of independent events to find P(B).
Calculate Probability of Both Events: For independent events A and B, the probability of both A and B occurring is the product of their individual probabilities: P(A and B)=P(A)×P(B).
Given Probabilities: We are given P(A)=0.3 and P(B∣A)=0.89. Since A and B are independent, P(B∣A)=P(B). Therefore, we can equate P(B) to 0.89.
Final Probability Calculation: We have determined that P(B)=0.89. This is the probability of event B occurring, rounded to the nearest thousandth as required.
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