The highways connecting two resorts at A and B are sometimes closed due to snow and ice. Let E, , E, and E, denote the events that highways AB and AC and CB are passable, respectively. From past years’ records: 2 3 2 4 PLE)=글, PIE)=. PE)=글, PILEE)-and P테(E,nE,)- P(E,) =, P(E,| E,) : and P[E,|(E,^E,)]: 4 5 What is the probability that a traveler will be able to get from A to B? E, A E, E3 C Hint: Define E: the event that a traveler can get from A to B E = E, U(E, ^Ē,), and compute P(E) to find the probability that a traveler will be able to get from A to B, i.e. P(E), for this computation use the definition of conditional probability and compute P(E) to find the probability that a traveler will be able to get from A to B, i.e. P(E), for this computation use the definition of conditional probability.

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The highways connecting two resorts at A and B are sometimes closed due to snow and ice.
Let E,, E, and E, denote the events that highways AB and AC and CB are passable,
respectively. From past years' records:
3
P(E,) =. P(E,) =, P(E,) =, =.
4
P(E,\ E,) =
and P[E, |(E,nE,)]=
4
What is the probability that a traveler will be able to get from A to B?
E,
E2
Hint: Define E: the event that a traveler can get from A to B E= E, U(E,E), and
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compute P(E) to find the probability that a traveler will be able to get from A to B, ie.
P(E), for this computation use the definition of conditional probability and compute P(E)
to find the probability that a traveler will be able to get from A to B, i.e. P(E), for this
computation use the definition of conditional probability.
Transcribed Image Text:The highways connecting two resorts at A and B are sometimes closed due to snow and ice. Let E,, E, and E, denote the events that highways AB and AC and CB are passable, respectively. From past years' records: 3 P(E,) =. P(E,) =, P(E,) =, =. 4 P(E,\ E,) = and P[E, |(E,nE,)]= 4 What is the probability that a traveler will be able to get from A to B? E, E2 Hint: Define E: the event that a traveler can get from A to B E= E, U(E,E), and %3D compute P(E) to find the probability that a traveler will be able to get from A to B, ie. P(E), for this computation use the definition of conditional probability and compute P(E) to find the probability that a traveler will be able to get from A to B, i.e. P(E), for this computation use the definition of conditional probability.
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