Explain conditional probability and independence in everyday language and situations.
Translate an everyday conditional probability statement by identifying the condition and the target event
Problem
Represent “Among students who play sports, \(30\%\) play soccer” in conditional notation, placing sports after the bar and soccer before it.
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The among phrase identifies the conditioned group, while the later behavior names the target event. We’ll place sports after the conditional bar, soccer before it, convert the percentage to a decimal probability, and read the notation back to verify that the group direction is preserved.
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