The Table Shows the Number of Each Ford Car Sold

question 79

Essay

The table shows the number of each Ford car sold in the United States in June 2006. Suppose the sales record for one of these cars is randomly selected and the type of car is identified. $\begin{array}{|l|c|}\hline{\text { Type of Car }} & \text { Number } \\\hline \text { Sedan } & 7,204 \\\hline \text { Convertible } & 9,089 \\\hline \text { Wagon } & 20,418 \\\hline \text { SUV } & 13,691 \\\hline \text { Van } & 15,837 \\\hline \text { Hatchback } & 15,350 \\\hline \text { Total } & 81,589 \\\hline\end{array}$

Events $A$ and $B$ are defined as follows.

$\text { A: }\{\text { Convertible, SUV, Van }\}$

$B:\{\text { Fewer than } 10,000 \text { of the type of car were sold in June } 2006\}$

Find $P(A \mid B)$ and $P(B \mid A)$ .

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