**Calculating Probabilities for Rates of Return: An Analysis**The CEO of a local investment firm has tasked you with forecasting rates of return (expressed as percentages) for the stock prices of two Seattle-area bakeries—Tiny French Bakery and Raining Donuts. The following joint probability distribution outlines the rates of return for the stock prices of these two firms. (The values inside the table represent intersection/joint probabilities.)| | **Raining Donuts** | ||-------------------|----------------------|------------------|| **Rate of Return (%) Values** | -10% | -5% | 5% || **Tiny French Bakery** | | || -15% | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.07 || -7% | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.26 || 2% | 0.1 | 0.13 | 0.12 |**Problem Statement:**If the rate of return for Raining Donuts is negative, what is the probability that the rate of return for Tiny French Bakery is positive? Please show the work involved in this calculation.

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