Question

The local Humane Society rescues animals and provides for adoption of pets. The stray cats and dogs are separated from those that were previously owned and domesticated. Suppose that 25% of the stray animals are cats and that 41% of the stray cats have rabies. If a stray animal is randomly selected, what is the probability that it is a cat with rabies

Answer 1

Therefore, the probability is P=0.1025.

Explanation:

We know that 25% of the stray animals are cats and that 41% of the stray cats have rabies. We calculate the probability that a stray animal is randomly selected is a cat with rabies.

We know that:

25% = 0.25

41% = 0.41

we get

`P=0.25\cdot 0.41 \\\\P= 0.1025\\`

Therefore, the probability is P=0.1025.