There is a 60% that your math teacher will give a pop quiz tonight and, due to the fact that you have a soccer game, there is an 85% chance you will not be able to do your math homework. You decide that you will do the homework if the probability of there being a pop quiz and your not doing your homework is greater than 60%. What do you do and why?
Accepted Solution
A:
Since these are 2 independent events. The probability that both occur is the product of each probability.
0.6*0.85 = 0.51 = 51%
This is less than 60% , so you do NOT do your homework.