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Superpowers A random sample of 415children from England and the United States who completed a survey in a recent year was selected. Each student鈥檚 country of origin was recorded along with which superpower they would most like to have: the ability to fly, ability to freeze time, invisibility, superstrength, or telepathy (ability to read minds). The data are summarized in the two-way table.

Suppose we randomly select one of these students. Define events E: England, T: telepathy,

and S: superstrength.

a. Find P(T|E). Interpret this value in context.

b. Given that the student did not choose superstrength, what鈥檚 the probability that this child is from England is ? Write your answer as a probability statement using correct symbols for the events.

Short Answer

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a. The value of P(T/E)=44/200

b. The probability that this child is from England is 180/372

Step by step solution

01

 Part (a) Step 1: Given information

We need to find the value of P(T/E)


02

 Part (a) Step 2: Explanation

Here , we will use the formula for conditional probability ;

P(TE)=44415P(E)=200415P(T/E)=P(TE)P(E)=44200

03

 Part (b) Step 1: Given information

We need to find the probability that this child is from England.

04

 Part (b) Step 2: Explanation

Here , we will use conditional probability as condition is given ;

Let E is event that child is from england and S is event that student did not choose superstrength ;

So we need to find -P(E/S)=P(ES)P(S)=180/415372/415=180372

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