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Based on this information, the conditional probability of event A given event B has occurred is closest to: A. 30.0%. B. 53.3%. C. 64.0%.

The joint probability of events A and B is32 percent with the probability of event A being60 percent and the probability of event B being50 percent.

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Question added by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India
Date Posted: 2014/10/23
Nasir Hussain
by Nasir Hussain , Sales And Marketing Manager , Pakistan Pharmaceutical Products Pvt. Ltd.

it is64%

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

C.

Ibrahim Hussein Mayaleh
by Ibrahim Hussein Mayaleh , Sales & Business Consultant and Trainer , Self-employed

If B has occurred, then it is calculated as mr. Vrindavan has given. So it is64%

VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN
by VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.

Here Probability of A = Probability of AB / Probability of B

i.e.32 /50% (The second chance being A is double the joint probability)

=64%.