Question

Let event A = You make the first shot.Let event B = You make the second shot.What does P(BA) represent?A. The probability that you make the first shot, given that you makethe second shotB. The probability that you don't make the second shotC. The probability that you make either the first or the second shotD. The probability that you make the second shot, given that youmake the first shot

Answer 1

Given:

Event A = You make the first shot

Event B = You make the second shot

Let's determine what P(B|A) represents.

The probability that event B occurs given that event A has already occured is the conditional probability of event B.

This is represented by: P(B|A).

P(B|A) can be said to be the conditional probability that you make the second shot, given that you make the first shot.

Therefore, P(B|A) represents the probability that you make the second shot, diven that you make the first shot.

ANSWER:

D. The probability that you make the second shot, given that you make the first shot.