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suppose 60% of the people subscribe to newspaper a, 40% to newspaper b, and 30%

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Question

suppose 60% of the people subscribe to newspaper a, 40% to newspaper b, and 30% to both. if we pick a person at random who subscribes to at least one newspaper, what is the probability that she subscribes to newspaper a.
suppose 60% of the people subscribe to newspaper a, 40% to newspaper b, and 30% to both. if we pick a person at random who subscribes to at least one newspaper, what is the probability that she subscribes to newspaper a.
suppose 60% of the people subscribe to newspaper a, 40% to newspaper b, and 30% to both. if we pick a person at random who subscribes to at least one newspaper, what is the probability that she subscribes to newspaper a.

Explanation / Answer

P( she subscribes to newspaper a | she subscribes to at least one newspaper)

= P( she subscribes to newspaper a)/P( she subscribes for at least one)

= 0.6/(0.6 + 0.4 - 0.3)

= 0.8571