A used car dealer sells SUVs and cars. Of all the vehicles, 85% are cars. Of all the vehicles, 32% are red cars. What is the probability that a car chosen at random is red? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

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Francesca Brennan

Mathematics

8 October, 22:05

A used car dealer sells SUVs and cars. Of all the vehicles, 85% are cars. Of all the vehicles, 32% are red cars. What is the probability that a car chosen at random is red? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

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Terrence French · Answer 1

37.6%

Step-by-step explanation:

P (A|B) = P (A and B) / P (B)

P (red | car) = P (red and car) / P (car)

P (red | car) = 0.32 / 0.85

P (red | car) = 0.376