Westerburg High School Soccer Team performs differently in the rain than they do when it doesn't rain. When it rains they have a 80% chance of winning, but when it doesn't rain they have a 50% chance of winning. Today there is a 60 % of rain. What is the chance that they win their game today? A) 48% B) 50% C) 52% D) 68%

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Lucille

17 August, 11:33

Westerburg High School Soccer Team performs differently in the rain than they do when it doesn't rain. When it rains they have a 80% chance of winning, but when it doesn't rain they have a 50% chance of winning. Today there is a 60 % of rain. What is the chance that they win their game today? A) 48% B) 50% C) 52% D) 68%

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Jenna Gill · Answer 1

The correct answer is D) 68%

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to find this, we first need to calculate out the probability of it raining and they win. We can do this by multiplying the two probabilities together,

80% * 60% = 48%

Next, we need to calculate the probability of it not raining and them winning.

50% * 40% = 20%

Now we can add the two percentages together.

48% + 20% = 68%