# Three groups A, B, C are contesting for positions on the board of directors of a company. The probabilities of their winning are 0.5, 0.3, 0.2 respectively. If the group A wins, the probability of introducing a new product is 0.7 and the corresponding probabilities for group B and C are 0.6 and 0.5 respectively. Find the probability that the new product will be introduced.

## Solution :

Given P(A) = 0.5, P(B) = 0.3 and P(C) = 0.2

$$\therefore$$ P(A) + P(B) + P(C) = 1

then events A, B, C are exhaustive.

If P(E) = Probability of introducing a new product, then as given

P(E|A) = 0.7, P(E|B) = 0.6 and P(E|C) = 0.5

= 0.5 $$\times$$ 0.7 + 0.3 $$\times$$ 0.6 + 0.2 $$\times$$ 0.5 = 0.35 + 0.18 + 0.10 = 0.63

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