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Downsville has two computer-controlled traffic lights on a major city street. The probability of getting a red light is 0.45, and the probability of getting a red light at the second one is 0.20 if you had been stopped at the first one. What is the probability of being stopped by red lights at both intersections? (2 marks)

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Downsville has two computer-controlled traffic lights on a major city street. The probability of getting a red light is 0.45, and the probability of getting a red light at the second one is 0.20 if you had been stopped at the first one. What is the probability of being stopped by red lights at both intersections? (2 marks)

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To find the probability of being stopped by red lights at both intersections, you need to multiply the probability of getting a red light at the first intersection by the probability of getting a red light at the second intersection given that you were stopped at the first one.

The probability of getting a red light at the first intersection is 0.45.

The probability of getting a red light at the second intersection given that you were stopped at the first one is 0.20.

So, the probability of being stopped by red lights at both intersections is 0.45 * 0.20 = 0.09 or 9%.

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