A student is applying to Harvard and Dartmouth. If the student is accepted at Dartmouth, the probability of being accepted at Ha
rvard is 40%. If the student is not accepted at Dartmouth there is an 80% of non-acceptance at Harvard. There is a 50% chance of being accepted at Dartmouth. What is the probability a student is accepted at both Harvard and Dartmouth?
1 answer:
I made a probability tree. Pls. see attachment.
Based on the probability tree I made, below are the probabilities
Probability of a student accepted at both Dartmouth and Harvard is:
50% x 40% = 20%
Probability of a student accepted at Dartmouth but not Harvard is:
50% x 60% = 30%
Probability of a student not accepted at Dartmouth but accepted in Harvard is:
50% x 20% = 10%
Probability of a student not accepted in both schools is:
50% x 80% = 40%
As you can see, these probabilities total 100%
Based on the probability tree I made, below are the probabilities
Probability of a student accepted at both Dartmouth and Harvard is:
50% x 40% = 20%
Probability of a student accepted at Dartmouth but not Harvard is:
50% x 60% = 30%
Probability of a student not accepted at Dartmouth but accepted in Harvard is:
50% x 20% = 10%
Probability of a student not accepted in both schools is:
50% x 80% = 40%
As you can see, these probabilities total 100%
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