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27 October, 14:37

An animal shelter has a 58% adoption rate for puppies. Of all puppies in the shelter, 80% live to be 7 years or older. Of the puppies who are adopted, 90% live to be 7 years or older. What is the probability that a randomly selected puppy in the shelter will get adopted and live 7 or more years?

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  1. 27 October, 15:07
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    P (A∩B) = 0.522

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Let's call A the event that a puppy is adopted and B the probability that a puppy live 7 or more years

    So, the probability P (A∩B) that a randomly selected puppy in the shelter will get adopted and live 7 or more years is:

    P (A∩B) = P (A) * P (B/A)

    Because A and B are not independents.

    Then, the probability P (A) that a puppy is adopted is 58% and the probability P (B/A) that a puppy live 7 or more years given that the puppy is adopted is 90%.

    Finally, replacing the values, we get:

    P (A∩B) = 0.58*0.9 = 0.522

    It means that the 52.2% of the puppies are adopted and live 7 or more years.
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