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Kassra prefers to take morining classes. but Dr. Mataruse usually teaches in the

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Question

Kassra prefers to take morining classes. but Dr. Mataruse usually teaches in the afternoon. If Dr. Mataruse is teaching the class, there's only a 10% chance it will be a morning class . If someone else teaches the class, there is a 50% chance it will be a morning class.

a) Kassra decides that he will take the class so long as either Dr. Mataruse is teaching the class or it is a morning class. what is the chance of this happening ?

b) suppose you havent heard when the class is, or who is teaching it, but Kassra has. You find out that Kassara has decided to take the class ( based on his criteria explained in part a) . given this knowledge, what is the probability that Dr Mataruse is teaching the class.

Please answer part B) only and show step by step. Thank you :)

Explanation / Answer

Kassra prefers to take morining classes. but Dr. Mataruse usually teaches in the afternoon. If Dr. Mataruse is teaching the class, there's only a 10% chance it will be a morning class . If someone else teaches the class, there is a 50% chance it will be a morning class.

a) Kassra decides that he will take the class so long as either Dr. Mataruse is teaching the class or it is a morning class. what is the chance of this happening ?

b) suppose you havent heard when the class is, or who is teaching it, but Kassra has. You find out that Kassara has decided to take the class ( based on his criteria explained in part a) . given this knowledge, what is the probability that Dr Mataruse is teaching the class.

Ans.:

Let A is event that Dr. Mataruse is teaching the class and it will be a morning class, B is the event that someone teaches the class and it will be a morning class.

P(A)= 0.1

P(B)= 0.5