To get to the university campus you must take two buses. The first bus runs with probability 11/36 . The second bus runs with probability 3/4. Moreover, the kind people at Transport for London always ensure that at least one of the buses is running. Given that the second bus is running, what is the probability that the first bus is not.

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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a) To get to the university campus you must take two buses. The first bus runs with probability 11/36 . The second bus runs with probability 3/4. Moreover, the kind people at Transport for London always ensure that at least one of the buses is running. Given that the second bus is running, what is the probability that the first bus is not. 

 

 

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