Respuesta :
Answer:
a) There is an 8% probability that a randomly selected world class tennis player is over 6 feet tall and was a premature baby.
b) There is a 42% probability that a randomly selected world class tennis player is not over 6 feet tall and was not a premature baby.
Step-by-step explanation:
In this problem, we have these following probabilities:
-A 40% probability that a world class tennis player is over 6 feet tall.
-A 60% probability that a world class tennis player is not over 6 feet tall.
-A 20% probability that a world class tennis player over 6 feet tall was a premature baby. This also means that there is a 80% probability that a world class tennis player over 6 feet tall was not a premature baby
-A 30% probability that a world class tennis player who is not over 6 feet tall was a premature baby. This also means that there is a 70% probability that a world class tennis player who is not over 6 feet tall was not a premature baby.
a. Calculate the probability that a randomly selected world class tennis player is over 6 feet tall and was a premature baby.
[tex]P = P_{1}*P_{2}[/tex]
[tex]P_{1}[/tex] is the probability that a random selected world class tennis player is over 6 feet tall. So
[tex]P_{1} = 0.4[/tex]
[tex]P_{2}[/tex] is the probability that a world class tennis player over 6 feet tall was a premature baby. So
[tex]P_{2} = 0.2[/tex]
[tex]P = P_{1}*P_{2} = 0.4*0.2 = 0.08[/tex]
There is an 8% probability that a randomly selected world class tennis player is over 6 feet tall and was a premature baby.
b. Calculate the probability that a randomly selected world class tennis player is not over 6 feet tall and was not a premature baby
[tex]P = P_{1}*P_{2}[/tex]
[tex]P_{1}[/tex] is the probability that a random selected world class tennis player is not over 6 feet tall. So
[tex]P_{1} = 0.6[/tex]
[tex]P_{2}[/tex] is the probability that a world class tennis player under 6 feet tall was not a premature baby. So
[tex]P_{2} = 0.7[/tex]
[tex]P = P_{1}*P_{2} = 0.6*0.7 = 0.42[/tex]
There is a 42% probability that a randomly selected world class tennis player is not over 6 feet tall and was not a premature baby.