A clothing store, Threads R Us, has 900 regular customers. Of these, 60% are college students, and half of these college students do not receive a catalog in the mail. On the other hand, 30% of the customers who are not college students do receive a catalog in the mail. a. How many customers receive catalogs in the mail? b. What is the probability of a customer being a college student, given that he or she receives a catalog in the mail? c. What is the probability of a customer receiving a catalog in the mail, given that he or she is a college student?

A clothing store, Threads R Us, has 900 regular customers. Of these, 60% are college students, and half of these college students do not receive a catalog in the mail. On the other hand, 30% of the customers who are not college students do receive a catalog in the mail. a. How many customers receive catalogs in the mail? b. What is the probability of a customer being a college student, given that he or she receives a catalog in the mail? c. What is the probability of a customer receiving a catalog in the mail, given that he or she is a college student?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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