Pizza Time has collected data about customer pizza topping preferences. They have calculated that P(pepperoni) = 0.7, P(olives) = 0.6, and P(pepperoni or olives) = 0.8. Determine the P(pepperoni and olives).

0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7

Question

Pizza Time has collected data about customer pizza topping preferences. They have calculated that P(pepperoni) = 0.7, P(olives) = 0.6, and P(pepperoni or olives) = 0.8. Determine the P(pepperoni and olives).

 0.4
 0.5
 0.6
 0.7

wanell · Answer

The answer would be 0.5. This is because the sum off Olives and Pepperoni is 0.13 and the number of those people who choose Pepperoni or Olives is only 0.8. Thus, the remaining number is now on Pepperoni and olives.