1.6.3. At a Phonesmart store, each phone sold is twice as likely to be an Apricot...

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1.6.3. At a Phonesmart store, each phone sold is twice as likely to be an Apricot as a Banana. Also each phone sale is indepe

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P(Apricot) = 2xP(Banana)

P(Apricot) + P(Banana) = 1

2xP(Banana) + P(Banana) = 1

P(Banana) = 1/3

P(Apricot) = 2x1/3 = 2/3

P(the two phones sold are the same) = P(both phones are Apricot) + P(both phones are Banana)

= (2/3 x 2/3) + (1/3 x 1/3)

= 5/9

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