What is the probability-the game was played at night


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Q: a) The Ludlow Wildcats baseball team, a minor league team in the Cleveland Indians orgainzation, plays 70 precent of their games at night and 30 percent during the day. The team wins 50 percent of their night games and 90 percent of their day games. According to today's newspaper, they won yesterday. What is the probability the game was played at night?

b) With each purchase of a large pizza at Tony's Pizza, the customer receives a coupon that can be scratched to see if a prize will be awarded. The odds of winning a free soft drink are 1 in 10, and the odds of winning a free large pizza are 1 in 50. You plan to eat lunch tomorrow at Tony's. What is the probability:

1. That you will win either a large pizza or a soft drink

2. That you will not win a prize?

3. That you willn ot win a prize on three consecutive visits to Tony's

4. That you will win at least one prize on one of your next three visits to Tony's

c) There are four people being considered for the position of chief executive officer of Dalton Enterprises. Three of the applicants are over 60 years of age. Two are female, of which only one is over 60.

1) What is the probability that a candidate is over 60 and female

2. Given that the candidate is male, what is the probability he is less than 60

3) Givn that the person is over 60, what is the probability the person is female

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