A decision sciences professor defines the P(A)= the likelihood one of his students will be bitten by a monkey on his trip to India and P(B)= an Indian monkey carries rabies.Which of these expressions represents the likelihood that given a monkey doesn't have rabies, it will bite his student?
A)P(B|A')
B)P(A'|B')
C)P(A|B')
D)P(A'|B)

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P(A|B') represents the probability of the student being bitten by a monkey given that the monkey doesn't have rabies. This is the conditional probability that is asked in the question.

A Decision Sciences Professor Defines the P(A)= the Likelihood One