Perry’s Garden Center sells three brands of riding mowers—Ranger, Turfmaster, and Colt. Fifty percent of the riding mowers they sell are Rangers, thirty five percent Turfmasters, and fifteen percent Colts. Each brand of mower comes with a one-year parts and labor warranty. Based on their records, Perry knows that the chance of a warranty claim is five percent for the Ranger, 15% for the Turfmaster, and 25% for the Colt. If Perry’s service manager tells him that a riding mower has just been brought in for a repair covered by the warranty,        a. What is the chance that the riding mower is a Colt?       b. What is the chance that the riding mower is a Turfmaster? C.What is the chance that the riding mower is a Ranger?

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Perry’s Garden Center sells three brands of riding mowers—Ranger, Turfmaster, and Colt. Fifty percent of the riding mowers they sell are Rangers, thirty five percent Turfmasters, and fifteen percent Colts. Each brand of mower comes with a one-year parts and labor warranty. Based on their records, Perry knows that the chance of a warranty claim is five percent for the Ranger, 15% for the Turfmaster, and 25% for the Colt. If Perry’s service manager tells him that a riding mower has just been brought in for a repair covered by the warranty,

       a. What is the chance that the riding mower is a Colt? 

     b. What is the chance that the riding mower is a Turfmaster?

C.What is the chance that the riding mower is a Ranger?

 

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