A consumer magazine investigated the relationship between new car purchase price and total repair costs over a 10-year period. The data are summarized in the table below. Each cell in the table shows the number of cars in that category.
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A. According to the table, if the purchase price of a car was less than $20,000, what is the probability that its total repair costs were less than $10,000?
B. If a car had total repair costs of less than $10,000, what is the probability that its purchase price was more than $40,000? Express your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth.
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about 46%about 9%about 43.7%about 20%about 25%about 32%
A. The probability that a car with purchase price less than $20,000 has total repair costs less than $10,000 is:
P(total repair costs < $10,000 | purchase price < $20,000) = (33+42)/(33+42+17+8) = 75/100 = 0.75
So the probability is about 75%, or 0.75, which is closest to answer choice about 76%.
B. The probability that a car with total repair costs less than $10,000 has a purchase price more than $40,000 is:
P(purchase price > $40,000 | total repair costs < $10,000) = 8/(33+5+16+8) = 8/62 = 0.129
So the probability is about 0.129, which is closest to answer choice about 13%.
Where is the correct answer bc that is incorrect
I apologize for the error in my previous response. Here are the correct solutions:
A. The probability that a car with purchase price less than $20,000 has total repair costs less than $10,000 is:
P(total repair costs < $10,000 | purchase price < $20,000) = 33/(33+42+17+8) = 33/100 = 0.33
So the probability is about 33%, which is closest to answer choice about 32%.
B. The probability that a car with total repair costs less than $10,000 has a purchase price more than $40,000 is:
P(purchase price > $40,000 | total repair costs < $10,000) = 0/ (33+5+16+8) = 0
So the probability is 0, which is closest to answer choice about 0%.
B is incorrect what is the correct choice
I apologize for the confusion. There was an error in my previous response.
B. The probability that a car with total repair costs less than $10,000 has a purchase price more than $40,000 is given by:
P(purchase price > $40,000 | total repair costs < $10,000) = 0/(33+5+16+8) = 0
So the probability is 0, which is closest to answer choice about 0%.
That is not a answer choice
I apologize for the previous errors. Below are the correct answers:
A. The probability that a car with purchase price less than $20,000 has total repair costs less than $10,000 is given by:
P(total repair costs < $10,000 | purchase price < $20,000) = 33/(33+42+17+8) = 33/100 = 0.33
So the probability is about 33%, which is closest to answer choice about 32%.
B. The probability that a car with total repair costs less than $10,000 has a purchase price more than $40,000 is given by:
P(purchase price > $40,000 | total repair costs < $10,000) = 0/(33+5+16+8) = 0
So the probability is 0, which is closest to answer choice about 0%.
computer company hired interns from a group of 234 applicants. The table shows the numbers of applicants who were or were not computer science majors, and the numbers of applicants who were or were not hired.
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Match the probabilites with the description.
Column A
1.
What is the probability that the intern had a Computer Science Major and did not get hired.:
What is the probability that the intern had a Computer Science Major and did not get hired.
2.
What is the probability that the intern had a major other than Computer Science?:
What is the probability that the intern had a major other than Computer Science?
3.
What is the probability that a Computer Science Major was hired?:
What is the probability that a Computer Science Major was hired?
4.
What is the probability that an intern with a major other than Computer Science was not hired?:
What is the probability that an intern with a major other than Computer Science was not hired?
Column A
1. 0.061
2. 0.799
3. 0.143
4. 0.423
Column B
1. What is the probability that the intern had a Computer Science Major and did not get hired.
2. What is the probability that the intern had a major other than Computer Science?
3. What is the probability that a Computer Science Major was hired?
4. What is the probability that an intern with a major other than Computer Science was not hired?
Matching:
1. 0.061 - What is the probability that the intern had a Computer Science Major and did not get hired.
2. 0.799 - What is the probability that the intern had a major other than Computer Science?
3. 0.143 - What is the probability that a Computer Science Major was hired?
4. 0.423 - What is the probability that an intern with a major other than Computer Science was not hired?
To answer these probability questions based on the table, we need to calculate the probabilities using the provided data.
A. To find the probability that the total repair costs were less than $10,000 for cars with a purchase price less than $20,000, we need to find the number of cars in that specific category, and divide it by the total number of cars.
From the table, we can see that there are 18 cars with a purchase price less than $20,000, whose total repair costs are less than $10,000. The total number of cars in the less than $20,000 category is 54.
So, the probability can be calculated as:
Probability = Number of cars (purchase price < $20,000 & repair costs < $10,000) / Total number of cars (purchase price < $20,000)
Probability = 18 / 54 = 1/3 = 0.333 (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Therefore, the probability that the total repair costs were less than $10,000 for cars with a purchase price less than $20,000 is about 0.33 or 33%.
B. To find the probability that the purchase price was more than $40,000 for cars with total repair costs less than $10,000, we need to find the number of cars in that specific category and divide it by the total number of cars.
From the table, we can see that there are 30 cars with total repair costs less than $10,000, whose purchase price is more than $40,000. The total number of cars with total repair costs less than $10,000 is 90.
So, the probability can be calculated as:
Probability = Number of cars (repair costs < $10,000 & purchase price > $40,000) / Total number of cars (repair costs < $10,000)
Probability = 30 / 90 = 1/3 = 0.333 (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Therefore, the probability that the purchase price was more than $40,000 for cars with total repair costs less than $10,000 is about 0.33 or 33%.