According to the general equation for conditional probability, if p(a n b) = 1/6 and p(b) = 7/18 what is p ( a|b)?

a. 2/7
b. 5/7
c. 3/7
d. 4/7

Option C 

According to the general equation for conditional probability, If and P(B) = then

Solution:

Given that and

We have to find the value of

We know that

In order to find the value of substitute the value from the given data.

Step 1:

Step 2:

By evaluating the above term we get below expression

Hence we found the value for using the given data.

y=mx+b

step-by-step explanation:

m slope, b y-intercept