Suppose Alice is deciding whether or not to go to a New York Giants game.Alice's enjoyment and thus decision,depends upon two uncertain events that are out of her control: whether the Giants win and whether it snows.She will be happiest if the Giants win and it does not snow.The newspaper reports a 35% chance for snow and the Giants record suggests a 40% chance of winning.The probability that the Giants lose and it snows is:
A) 21%.
B) 26%.
C) 95%.
D) 25%.

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The probability that the Giants lose is 60% (100% - 40%), and the probability that it snows is 35%. The probability that both events happen is the product of their individual probabilities: 0.60 * 0.35 = 0.21, or 21%.

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