Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.3 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 285: 19a

Answer

$P(both~have~some~form~of~mental~illness)=0.09$

Work Step by Step

$30$% $=0.3$ The events "18- to 25-year-olds 1 has some form of mental illness" and "18- to 25-year-olds 2 has some form of mental illness" are independent. Now, using the Multiplication Rule (see page 282): $P(both~have~some~form~of~mental~illness)=P(18- to~25-year-olds~1~has~some~form~of~mental~illness)\times P(18- to~25-year-olds~2~has~some~form~of~mental~illness)=0.3\times0.3=0.09$
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