Step 1 :Given \(P(A)=0.74\), \(P(B)=0.85\) and \(P(A \mid B)=0.84\), find the value of \(P(A \text{ and } B)\), rounding to the nearest thousandth, if necessary.
Step 2 :We need to find the probability of \(P(A \text{ and } B)\), which can be calculated using the conditional probability formula: \(P(A \mid B) = \frac{P(A \text{ and } B)}{P(B)}\). We have the values of \(P(A \mid B)\), \(P(A)\), and \(P(B)\), so we can solve for \(P(A \text{ and } B)\).
Step 3 :\(P(A \mid B) = 0.84\)
Step 4 :\(P(A) = 0.74\)
Step 5 :\(P(B) = 0.85\)
Step 6 :Using the conditional probability formula, we get:
Step 7 :\(0.84 = \frac{P(A \text{ and } B)}{0.85}\)
Step 8 :Solving for \(P(A \text{ and } B)\), we get:
Step 9 :\(P(A \text{ and } B) = 0.84 \times 0.85\)
Step 10 :\(P(A \text{ and } B) = 0.714\)
Step 11 :\(\boxed{0.714}\)