Answer: x = 54
Explanation:
180 - 14 = 166
3x + 4 = 166
3x = 162
x = 162/3 = 54
Let's think of an example which would better help visualize this situation.
1) Someone exercises a lot so they can concentrate more on their homework (here running and concentration on homework are dependent events)
2) Someone exercises a lot because they wear a blue t-shirt (here, you can clearly see that wearing a blue shirt and exercising are not related. These events are independent).
Now concentrating on P(a | b) = Probability a occurred if b occurred.
It does not matter if b occurred (just like it didn't matter that the person wore a blue shirt which meant that they exercised) for the outcome a to occur.
Therefore, probability of P(a | b) = P(a)
P(a | b) = 0.65
Hope I helped :)
