(a) line damage given that there is transformer damage; (b) transformer damage given that there is line damage; (c) transformer damage but not line damage;

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1. In studying the causes of power failures, these data have been gathered.
5% are due to transformer damage.
80% are due to line damage.
1% involve both problems.
Based on these percentages, approximate the probability that a given power failure
involves:
(a) line damage given that there is transformer damage;
(b) transformer damage given that there is line damage;
(c) transformer damage but not line damage;
(d) transformer damage given that there is no line damage;
(e) transformer damage or line damage. 

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