Example 2.17 Of the voters in a city, 40% are Republicansand 60% are Democrats. Among the Republicans 70% are infavor of a bond issue, whereas 80% of the Democrats favor theissue. If a voter is selected at random in the city, what is theprobability that he or she favor the bond issue?

Let R for RepublicansD for DemocratsB for Bond issue Given P(R)=40%, P(D)=60%, P(B|R)=70%,…

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Example 2.17 Of the voters in a city, 40% are Republicans and 60% are Democrats. Among the Republicans 70% are in favor of a bond issue, whereas 80% of the Democrats favor the issue. If a voter is selected at random in the city, what is the probability that he or she favor the bond issue?