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Question 9
Why are the last two probabilities complements of each other? In other words, why is the complement of ?

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Answer: In the conditional probability formula, the numerators are the same for both conditional events. In the denominator, the given statement "correct on the first door" is the complement of "incorrect on the first door." Thus, the two probabilities are complements of each other.