If P(A)=0.8, P(B)=0.9, \text{and}\ P(A \cap B)=0.8, what is P(B|A)?

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2022-02-14

If P(A)=0.8,P(B)=0.9,and P(AB)=0.8, what is P(BA)? What about P(AB)?

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ashuhra6e

ashuhra6e

Beginner2022-02-15Added 15 answers

P(BA)=1
P(AB)=89=0.888
Explanation:
If P(A)=P(AB) then AB so given B it follows that A is certain.
One way to look at it is to suppose there were 1000 events
P(A)=0.8 tells us that 800 of those events were of type A
P(AB)=0.8 tells us that 800 of the 1000 are both A and B
So all the A events are "used up" in (AB)
Using the 1000 event example:
P(B)=0.9 tells us 900 of the 1000 events are of type B 800 of the 900 type B events are of type A, so P(AB)=800900=89

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