Question

Of a total of 100 buses operated within a particular town, 48 usually run on time and 36 of these buses are owned by Jerry. Of the 52 buses that usually run behind schedule, only 7 are owned by Jerry. The probability that a bus is owned by Jerry, given that it runs on time, is 75 %. The probability that a bus is owned by Jerry, given that it runs late, is __%.


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Answer 1

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48 out of 100 private buses usually run on time. Out of the buses that are on time, only 36 are owned by Jerry. Out of the remaining 52 buses that usually run late, only 7 are owned by Jerry. What is the probability that a bus is owned by Jerry, given that it runs on time?
 A. 0.58
B. 0.67
C. 0.75
D. 0.81

The answer is C as 36/48 = .75

Answer 2

Based on the number of buses owned by Jerry that usually run late, the probability that a bus owned by Jerry would run late is 13.5%.

What is the probability that Jerry's bus would run late?

This can be found as:

= Number of buses that Jerry owns which run late / Total number of buses that run late

Solving gives:

= 7 / 52

= 13.5%

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