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An investment advisor recommends the purchase of stock shares in Infomatics,Inc.He has made the following predictions:
P(Stock goes up 20% | Rise in GDP)= .6
P(Stock goes up 20% | Level GDP)= .5
P(Stock goes up 20% | Fall in GDP)= .4
An economist has predicted that the probability of a rise in the GDP is 30%,whereas the probability of a fall in the GDP is 40%.
a.What is the probability that the stock will go up 20%?
b.We have been informed that the stock has gone up 20%. What is the probability of a rise or fall in the GDP?

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a..49
b..3...

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