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A survey finds that [tex]$48 \%$[/tex] of people identify themselves as fans of professional football, [tex]$12 \%$[/tex] as fans of car racing, and [tex]$9 \%$[/tex] as fans of both professional football and car racing. Let event [tex]$F$[/tex] be choosing a person who is a fan of professional football and let event [tex]$C$[/tex] be choosing a person who is a fan of car racing.

Which statements are true? Select three options.

A. [tex]$P(F \mid C) = 0.75$[/tex]
B. [tex]$P(C \mid F) = 0.25$[/tex]
C. [tex]$P(C \cap F) = 0.09$[/tex]
D. [tex]$P(C \cap F) = P(F \cap C)$[/tex]
E. [tex]$P(C \mid F) = P(F \mid C)$[/tex]


Sagot :

Let's carefully analyze each of the given probabilities and relationships using the provided survey data:

1. Given data:
- [tex]\( P(F) = 0.48 \)[/tex]: Probability that a person is a fan of professional football.
- [tex]\( P(C) = 0.12 \)[/tex]: Probability that a person is a fan of car racing.
- [tex]\( P(F \cap C) = 0.09 \)[/tex]: Probability that a person is a fan of both professional football and car racing.

2. Calculate [tex]\( P(F \mid C) \)[/tex]:
- This represents the conditional probability that a person is a football fan given that they are a car racing fan.
- [tex]\( P(F \mid C) = \frac{P(F \cap C)}{P(C)} = \frac{0.09}{0.12} = 0.75 \)[/tex].

3. Calculate [tex]\( P(C \mid F) \)[/tex]:
- This represents the conditional probability that a person is a car racing fan given that they are a football fan.
- [tex]\( P(C \mid F) = \frac{P(F \cap C)}{P(F)} = \frac{0.09}{0.48} = 0.1875 \)[/tex].

4. Check if [tex]\( P(C \cap F) = P(F \cap C) \)[/tex]:
- By the definition of intersection in probability, [tex]\( P(C \cap F) \)[/tex] should always be equal to [tex]\( P(F \cap C) \)[/tex].
- [tex]\( P(C \cap F) = 0.09 \)[/tex] and [tex]\( P(F \cap C) = 0.09 \)[/tex].
- Therefore, [tex]\( P(C \cap F) = P(F \cap C) \)[/tex].

5. Check if [tex]\( P(C \mid F) = P(F \mid C) \)[/tex]:
- [tex]\( P(C \mid F) = 0.1875 \)[/tex] and [tex]\( P(F \mid C) = 0.75 \)[/tex].
- These two conditional probabilities are not equal.

Given the calculated values and the analysis, the true statements from the options are:

1. [tex]\( P(F \mid C) = 0.75 \)[/tex]
2. [tex]\( P(C \cap F) = 0.09 \)[/tex]
3. [tex]\( P(C \cap F) = P(F \cap C) \)[/tex]

Thus, the selected true options are:
- [tex]\( P(F \mid C) = 0.75 \)[/tex]
- [tex]\( P(C \cap F) = 0.09 \)[/tex]
- [tex]\( P(C \cap F) = P(F \cap C) \)[/tex]