Question

Frank Smith plays softball after work on his company's team. However, Frank only plays in 60% of the games. In addition, the team wins 20% of the time when Frank plays and 60% of the time when Frank is absent. What is the probability of the team not winning a particular game?

a) 0.60

b) 0.36

c) 0.80

d) 0.12

e) 0.64

Answer 1

P(Team not winning) = 0.60*0.80 + 0.40*0.40 = 0.64

Option E is correct.