In a certain city, 40% of the people have blonde hair, 25% have blue eyes, and 15% have both blonde hair and blue eyes. A person is selected at random from the town. a) If the person selected has blonde hair, determine the probability that the person also has blue eyes. b) If the person selected has blue eyes, determine the probability that the person does not have blonde hair. c) What is the probability that he has neither blonde hair nor blue eyes? TOPIC: OBTAINING DATA, PROBABILITY Sample Space and Relationships among Events The Multiplicative Rule, Permutations, and Combinations The Axioms of Probability Conditional Probability SOME ELEMENTARY THEOREMS(RULES) OF PROBABILITY SUBJECT: ENGINEERING DATA ANALYSIS

In a certain city, 40% of the people have blonde hair, 25% have blue eyes, and 15% have both blonde hair and blue eyes. A person is selected at random from the town. a) If the person selected has blonde hair, determine the probability that the person also has blue eyes. b) If the person selected has blue eyes, determine the probability that the person does not have blonde hair. c) What is the probability that he has neither blonde hair nor blue eyes? TOPIC: OBTAINING DATA, PROBABILITY Sample Space and Relationships among Events The Multiplicative Rule, Permutations, and Combinations The Axioms of Probability Conditional Probability SOME ELEMENTARY THEOREMS(RULES) OF PROBABILITY SUBJECT: ENGINEERING DATA ANALYSIS

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