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Conditional probability $\triangle$ bout $25 \%$ of the population watches the evening television news coverage as well as the morning soap operas. If $75 \%$ of the population watches the news, what percent of those who watch the news also watch the soaps?
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We can represent this as a probability, $P(N \cap S) = 0.25$, where $N$ represents the event of watching the news and $S$ represents the event of watching soap operas. Show more…
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