Question

Suppose that, historically, April has experienced rain and a temperature between 35 and 50 degrees on 20 days. Also, historically, the month of April has had a temperature between 35 and 50 degrees on 25 days. You have scheduled a golf tournament for April 12. If the temperature is between 35 and 50 degrees on that day, what will be the probability that the players will get wet

Answer 1

Answer:

0.8 or 80%

Explanation:

The probability that it will rain on April 12, given that the temperature is between 35 and 50 degrees, is determined as the historical number of days in April with rain and a temperature between 35 and 50 degrees (20 days), divided by the historical number of days in April with a temperature between 35 and 50 degrees (25 days).

$P = \frac{20}{25}=0.8$

There is a 0.8 or 80% chance that the players will get wet.