A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134753119
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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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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