Suppose that $20 \%$ of all adults in a small town live alone, and $8 \%$ of the adults live alone and have at least one pet. What is the probability that a randomly selected adult from this town has at least one pet given that this adult lives alone?
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We are given two probabilities: - The probability that an adult lives alone, which is $20\%$ or $0.20$ when expressed as a decimal. - The probability that an adult lives alone and has at least one pet, which is $8\%$ or $0.08$ when expressed as a decimal. Show more…
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