A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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A vase contains purple, pink and yellow flowers. You and a friend are both allowed to choose one flower each from the vase to take home. You choose a flower first and then your friend chooses a flower. The probability that you choose a purple flower and then your friend chooses a yellow flower is 0.629. The probability your friend picks a yellow flower after you choose a purple is 0.85. |
The probability, to the nearest hundredth, that you choose a purple flower is
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