Question

What is the probability of a meal having a chicken and juice?

Answer 1

`P(A\text{ and B)=}(1)/(8)`

Explanation:

The probability of two events is independent, if the incidence of one event does not affect the probability of the other event. This type of probability is represented by the following expression:

`P(A\text{ and B)=P(A)}\cdot P(B)`

Probability is given by the following equation:

`P(A)=\frac{\text{ Number of the favorable outcomes}}{\text{ Total of the number of the favorable outcomes}}`

So, the probability of having a chicken:

`P(A)=(1)/(4)`

The probability of having a juice:

`P(B)=(1)/(2)`

Hence, the probability of the compound independent events:

`\begin{gathered} P(A\text{ and B)=}(1)/(4)\cdot(1)/(2) \\ P(A\text{ and B)=}(1)/(8) \end{gathered}`