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Two tennis players A and B engage in two tennis matches. i)The chance that Player A...

Two tennis players A and B engage in two tennis matches.

i)The chance that Player A wins match 1 is 0.5

ii)The chance that Player A wins match 2 is 0.5

iii)If Player A wins match 1 the chance that Player A wins match 2 is 0.6

(a)What is the probability that Player A wins at least one match?

(b)Given Player A wins at least one match, what is the probability that Player A wins the first match?

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