In: Statistics and Probability
Amazen has a collection of books for sale. They are either paperbacks or hardcovers and either fiction or nonfiction. Forty percent of the books are fiction and 65% are paperbacks, Also, 25% of the fiction books are hardcover. Now, a book is selected at random. a. What is the probability that it is a paperback? b. What is the probability that it is a paperback, given that it is a fiction? c. What is the probability it is a nonfiction, given that it is hardcover? d. What is the probability it is either nonfiction or paperback?