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technial
Oct31-11, 05:01 PM
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data ******* SOLVED *********

There are three magazines A,B and C respectively. A survey of readers was taken and the following data was collected.

0.6 Read A
0.5 Read B
0.5 Read C
0.3 Read A&B
0.2 Read B&C
0.3 Read A&C
0.1 Read A&B&C

What is the probability that a reader reads two magazines exactly?


2. Relevant equations

P(R|Q) = P(Q n R) / P(Q) = probability of R given Q. where R,Q are events.


3. The attempt at a solution

I attempted this by just using logic. I thought that readers who read A&B,B&C,A&C but not all three magazines would be the solution: giving a probability of 0.5 which I believe is correct.

I assume conditional probability is meant to be used in the solution but I am unable to see how the sums fit. Any help would be much appreciated.

ehild
Oct31-11, 05:15 PM
It is easy to solve by the Venn diagram.

ehild

technial
Oct31-11, 05:23 PM
thanks ehild, that's pretty much how I did it. I thought there was more to it, I was looking for unicorns and finding donkeys.
Cheers,
a.