What is the probability of selecting a family that has either a Visa card or an American Express card? b. If a family has a MasterCard, what is the probability that it has a Visa card? c. If a family has a Visa card, what is the probability that it has a MasterCard?

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In a certain city, 30% of the families have a MasterCard, 18% have an American Express card, and 24% have a Visa card. Ten percent of the families have both a MasterCard and an American Express card. Twelve percent have both a Visa card and a MasterCard. Six percent have both an American Express card and a Visa card.

a. What is the probability of selecting a family that has either a Visa card or an American Express card?
b. If a family has a MasterCard, what is the probability that it has a Visa card?
c. If a family has a Visa card, what is the probability that it has a MasterCard?
d. Is possession of a Visa card independent of possession of a MasterCard? Why or why not?
e. Is possession of an American Express card mutually exclusive of possession of a Visa card?

(Note: M = MasterCard, A = American Express, V = Visa)

(Round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 0.21.)

a.enter probability rounded to 2 decimal places 

b.enter probability rounded to 2 decimal places 

c. enter probability rounded to 2 decimal places

d. As P(V) select an option                                                             P(V|M), possession of Visa select an option                                                             independent of possession of MasterCard

e. American Express select an option                                                             mutually exclusive of Visa.

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