
David W. answered 03/20/22
Experienced Prof
Use whole numbers for percents
T = 100 (total)
D = x + z = 56 (dog)
D&C = z = 20
w = 12
T = w + x + y + z
T = 12 + 56 + y = 100
68 + y = 100
y = 32
probability that a customer has only cats = 0.32
Quandale D.
asked 03/20/22Customers entering Petsmart were surveyed at random about what type of pet they had. The results showed that the probabitlity of a person owning a dog was .56. The probabilty that a person had both a dog and a cat was .20 and the probability that the customer had neither a dog nor a cat was .12.
What is the probability that a customer has only cats?
David W. answered 03/20/22
Experienced Prof
Use whole numbers for percents
T = 100 (total)
D = x + z = 56 (dog)
D&C = z = 20
w = 12
T = w + x + y + z
T = 12 + 56 + y = 100
68 + y = 100
y = 32
probability that a customer has only cats = 0.32
Chandra M. answered 03/20/22
Patient, knowledgeable and experienced K-12 Math Tutor
Drawing a Venn diagram will be helpful.
Prob(dog) includes Prob(dog only) and Prob(dog + cat)
P(Dog only) = 0.56 - P(both dog and cat) = 0.56 - 0.2 = 0.36
P(neither) = 0.12. given to us in problem
Sum of all probabilities should be 1.
P(Dog only) + P(both) + P(Cat only) + P(neither) = 1
0.36 + 0.2 + P(Cat only) + 0.12 = 1
Hence P(Cat only) = 1 - 0.36 - 0.2 - 0.12 = 0.32
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