Christopher H.

asked • 03/27/16

Conditional Probability Multiplication Rule Help

68% of the citizens approve of a governor. Only 47% of the citizens approve of both the governor and the lieutenant governor. If a randomly selected citizen approves of the governor, what is the probability that the citizen also approves of the lieutenant governor?

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Arnold F. answered • 03/27/16

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Here's a formula for conditional probability. 
 
P(L|G) = P(LG) /  P(G)
 
Do you know how to use it?
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Christopher H.

Not really. I'm not sure how to apply it to this question though, since percentages are used.
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03/28/16

Arnold F.

Convert percentages to probabilities by moving the decimal point.
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03/28/16

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