The Copy Machine in an Office Is Very Unreliable

question 68

Multiple Choice

The copy machine in an office is very unreliable.If it was working yesterday, there is an 80% chance it will work today.If it was not working yesterday, there is a 10% chance it will work today.If it is not working today, what is the probability that it will be working 2 days from now?

• A)0.16
• B)0.17
• C)0.34
• D)0.66

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Definitions:

Plantation Owners

Individuals or entities that owned large agricultural estates primarily in the Southern United States, often worked by enslaved people before the Civil War.

Crop-Lien System

A credit system that existed in the Southern United States post-Civil War, where farmers, many of whom were sharecroppers, secured loans against future crop yields, often leading to debt and economic bondage.

Sharecroppers

Individuals who farm land owned by another and pay rent either in cash or shares of the crop, a system that emerged in the American South after the Civil War.

Constant Debt

A situation where an individual, organization, or country continually carries a financial obligation without significant reduction over time.