In a certain community, 35% of the families own a dog, and 20% of the families that own a dog also own a cat. It is also known that 31% of all the families own a cat. What is the probability that a randomly selected family owns a cat? What is the conditional probability that a randomly selected family doesn't own a dog given that it owns a cat?

In a certain community, 35% of the families own a dog, and 20% of the families that own a dog also own a cat. It is also known that 31% of all the families own a cat. What is the probability that a randomly selected family owns a cat? What is the conditional probability that a randomly selected family doesn't own a dog given that it owns a cat?

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

6th Edition

ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

Publisher:Amos Gilat

Chapter1: Starting With Matlab

Section: Chapter Questions

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