Question

The manager of a grocery store reports that there is a 12 percent chance that a customer buys apples during a shopping trip, a 5 percent chance that a customer buy apples and carrots, and a 17 percent chance that a customer buys apples or carrots.
What is the probability of a customer buying carrots?



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Answer 1

P(A) = 0.12
$P(A\cap C)=0.05$
$P(A\cup C)=0.17=P(A)+P(C)-P(A\cap C)$
$0.17=0.12+P(C)-0.05$
$P(C)=0.17-0.12+0.05=0.10$

Answer 2

Answer:

10 percent

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