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An oil company purchased an option on land in Alaska. Preliminary geologic studies assigned the following prior probabilities.
P(high-quality oil) | = | 0.30 |
P(medium-quality oil) | = | 0.20 |
P(no oil) | = | 0.50 |
If required, round your answers to two decimal places.
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(b) | After 200 feet of drilling on the first well, a soil test is taken. The probabilities of finding the particular type of soil identified by the test are as follows. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The probability of finding oil is good. Given the probability of finding good soil, the oil company is more likely to find oil. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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