We are to find the Probability the someone buys a book that is paperback and fiction.
Let P(F) represents the event that the book is fiction and P(P) represents the event that the book is paperback. We are to find P(F∩P)
P(F∩P) = P(F) x P(P)
From the tree diagram we can see that:
P(F) = 0.45
P(P) = 0.65
Using the values, we get:
P(F∩P) = 0.45 x 0.65 = 0.2925
So, the Probability the someone buys a book that is paperback and fiction is 0.2925.
So, option B gives the correct answer
To solve this problem, we are going to use the percent proportion, a/b = p/100, where a is the part of a number b, the whole, and p is the percentage out of 100.
When we fill in our known integers into this equation, we get
21.12 / b = 25.6 / 100
Next, to simplify this equation, we should use cross products (means - extremes products theorem). This means multiplying the numerator of one fraction and the denominator of the other fraction and setting them equal to one another.
21.12(100)=25.6(b)
When we multiply, you get
2112 = 25.6b
Finally, we divide both sides by 25.6, to get our variable b, alone, and without a coefficient.
82.5 = b
Therefore, 25.6% of the number 82.5 is 21.12.
