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The answer above is NOT correct. You ask a neighbor to water a sickly plant while you are on vacation. Without water the plant will die with probability 0.7. With water it will die with probability 0.55. You are 87 % certain the neighbor will remember to water the plant. You come back from the vacation and the plant is dead. What is the probability that the plant died because neighbor forgot to water it? Answer: 0.5695

The answer above is NOT correct. You ask a neighbor to water a sickly plant while you are on vacation. Without water the plant will die with probability 0.7. With water it will die with probability 0.55. You are 87 % certain the neighbor will remember to water the plant. You come back from the vacation and the plant is dead. What is the probability that the plant died because neighbor forgot to water it? Answer: 0.5695

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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ISBN:9780134753119
Author:Sheldon Ross
Publisher:Sheldon Ross
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Results for this submission Entered Answer Preview Result 0.5695 0.5695 incorrect The answer above is NOT correct. You ask a neighbor to water a sickly plant while you are on vacation. Without water the plant will die with probability 0.7. With water it will die with probability 0.55. You are 87 % certain the neighbor will remember to water the plant. You come back from the vacation and the plant is dead. What is the probability that the plant died because neighbor forgot to water it? Answer: 0.5695
Transcribed Image Text:Results for this submission Entered Answer Preview Result 0.5695 0.5695 incorrect The answer above is NOT correct. You ask a neighbor to water a sickly plant while you are on vacation. Without water the plant will die with probability 0.7. With water it will die with probability 0.55. You are 87 % certain the neighbor will remember to water the plant. You come back from the vacation and the plant is dead. What is the probability that the plant died because neighbor forgot to water it? Answer: 0.5695
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