The Boston Red Sox are about to have a home game at Fenway Park. In recent years, it’s rained on average 30% of the game days. On days when it rains, 85% of the time the forecast was for rain; on days when it doesn’t rain, only 20% of the time was rain forecasted

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The Boston Red Sox are about to have a home game at Fenway Park. In recent years, it’s rained on average 30% of the game days. On days when it rains, 85% of the time the forecast was for rain; on days when it doesn’t rain, only 20% of the time was rain forecasted. What’s the probability that it rains on the day of a Red Sox game given that the weather forecast predicts rain on that day?

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