Real estate ads suggest that 75 % of homes for sale have garages, 29 % have swimming pools, and 13 % have both features. What is the probability that a home for sale has a) a pool or a garage? b) neither a pool nor a garage? c) a pool but no garage?
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Answer: a) 91% b) 9% c) 16%Step-by-step explanation:Let A be the event that homes for sale have garages and B be the event that homes for sale have swimming pools.Now, given :[tex]P(A)=75\%=0.75[/tex][tex]P(B)=29\%=0.29[/tex][tex]P(A\cap B)=13\%=0.13[/tex]a) [tex]P(A\cup B)=P(A)+P(B)-P(A\cap B)\\\\\Rightarrow\ P(A\cup B)=0.75+0.29-0.13=0.91[/tex]Hence, the probability that a home for sale has a pool or a garage is 91%.b) The probability that a home for sale has neither a pool nor a garage is given by :-[tex]1-P(A\cup B)=1-0.91=0.09[/tex]Hence, the probability that a home for sale has neither a pool nor a garage is 9%.c) The probability that a home for sale has a pool but no garage is given by :-[tex]P(B)-P(A\cap B)=0.29-0.13=0.16[/tex]Hence, the probability that a home for sale has a pool but no garage is 16%.