Suppose 60% of homes in Miami have a swimming pool and 30% have both a swimming pool and a Jacuzzi. What is the probability that a randomly selected home will have a Jacuzzi given that it has a swimming pool?

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Answer:

0.5 is the probability that a randomly selected home will have a Jacuzzi given that it has a swimming pool.              

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

S: Homes in Miami have a swimming pool

J: Homes in Miami have a jacuzzi

[tex]P(S) = 60\% = 0.6\\P(S\cap J) = 30\% = 0.3[/tex]

We have to find the probability that a randomly selected home will have a Jacuzzi given that it has a swimming pool.

Thus, we have to calculation the conditional probability of having a jacuzzi given the house has a swimming pool.

[tex]P(J|S) = \dfrac{P(J\cap S)}{P(S)}\\\\P(J|S) = \displaystyle\frac{0.3}{0.6} = 0.5[/tex]

0.5 is the probability that a randomly selected home will have a Jacuzzi given that it has a swimming pool.