Problema Solution
A large industrial firm uses three local motels
to provide overnight accommodations for its clients.
From past experience it is known that 20% of the
clients are assigned rooms at the Ramada Inn, 50% at
the Sheraton, and 30% at the Lakeview Motor Lodge.
If the plumbing is faulty in 5% of the rooms at the Ra-
mada Inn, in 4% of the rooms at the Sheraton, and in
8% of the rooms at the Lakeview Motor Lodge, what
is the probability that
(a) a client will be assigned a room with faulty
plumbing?
(b) a person with a room having faulty plumbing was
assigned accommodations at the Lakeview Motor
Lodge?
Answer provided by our tutors
= total faulty percentage / totalpercentge
= (5%+4%+8%)/(20%+50%+30%)
= 0.17
a) the probability that a client will be assigned aroom with faulty plumbing is given by