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This season, the probability that the Yankees will win a game is 0.52 and the probability that the Yankees will score 5 or more runs in a game is 0.6 . The probability that the Yankees lose and score fewer than 5 runs is 0.33 . What is the probability that the Yankees will lose when they score 5 or more runs? Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.
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This season, the probability that the Yankees will win a game is 00.5252 and the probability that the Yankees will score 55 or more runs in a game is 00.66 . The probability that the Yankees lose and score fewer than 55 runs is 00.3333 . What is the probability that the Yankees will lose when they score 55 or more runs? Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.\newlineAnswer:\newline

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Q. This season, the probability that the Yankees will win a game is 00.5252 and the probability that the Yankees will score 55 or more runs in a game is 00.66 . The probability that the Yankees lose and score fewer than 55 runs is 00.3333 . What is the probability that the Yankees will lose when they score 55 or more runs? Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.\newlineAnswer:\newline
  1. Events Denoted: Let's denote the events as follows:\newlineWW: The Yankees win a game.\newlineLL: The Yankees lose a game.\newlineSS: The Yankees score 55 or more runs in a game.\newlineWe are given the following probabilities:\newlineP(W)=0.52P(W) = 0.52\newlineP(S)=0.6P(S) = 0.6\newlineP(L and not S)=0.33P(L \text{ and not } S) = 0.33\newlineWe need to find the probability that the Yankees will lose when they score 55 or more runs, which can be denoted as P(L and S)P(L \text{ and } S).
  2. Find Losing Probability: First, we need to find the probability that the Yankees lose a game, which is the complement of the probability that they win. Since the probability of winning is 0.520.52, the probability of losing is:\newlineP(L)=1P(W)P(L) = 1 - P(W)\newlineP(L)=10.52P(L) = 1 - 0.52\newlineP(L)=0.48P(L) = 0.48
  3. Calculate Losing and Scoring: Now, we can use the probability of losing and scoring fewer than 55 runs to find the probability of losing and scoring 55 or more runs. We can use the following relationship:\newlineP(L)=P(L and S)+P(L and not S)P(L) = P(L \text{ and } S) + P(L \text{ and not } S)\newlineWe already know P(L)P(L) and P(L and not S)P(L \text{ and not } S), so we can solve for P(L and S)P(L \text{ and } S):\newlineP(L and S)=P(L)P(L and not S)P(L \text{ and } S) = P(L) - P(L \text{ and not } S)\newlineP(L and S)=0.480.33P(L \text{ and } S) = 0.48 - 0.33\newlineP(L and S)=0.15P(L \text{ and } S) = 0.15
  4. Round Final Probability: Finally, we round the answer to the nearest thousandth as requested: P(L and S)0.150P(L \text{ and } S) \approx 0.150

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