Conditional Probability Questions & Answers

Conditional Probability Questions & Answers A bag contains one red pen, four black pens, and three blue pens. Two pens are randomly chosen from the bag and are not replaced. To the nearest hundredth, what is the probability that a black pen is chosen first and then another black pen is chosen? - ANSWER: 0.21 A box contains four red balls and eight black balls. Two balls are randomly chosen from the box, and are not replaced. Let event B be choosing a black ball first and event R be choosing a red ball second. What are the following probabilities? - ANSWER: *8/12 *4/11 *8/33 *24 A dentist polls his patients and finds that 83 percent brush their teeth at least twice a day, 47 percent floss daily, and 19 percent brush at least twice a day and floss daily. What is the probability that a patient flosses daily, given that he or she brushes at least twice a day? Round to the nearest percent. - ANSWER: 23% A study found that 23% of the cars manufactured last year were SUVs, 13% of the cars manufactured were white, and 2% of the cars manufactured were white SUVs. To the nearest whole percent, what is the probability that a car is an SUV, given that it is white? - ANSWER: 15%.........................................