Question

In a random survey of Valentine’s Day candy bags, 50% of bags contained red candy, 25% of bags contained pink candy, and 15% contained both red and pink candy. Explain which is greater: -The conditional probability that a bag with pink candy also contains red candy -The conditional probability that a bag with red candy also contains pink candy

Answer 1

The bag with red candy would be greater as it is already containing 50 % of all and instead its having some share in 15% of those in which both are mixed