The probability I take a nap today is 4/5. The probability I will take a nap and a bubble bath today
is 1/5. What is the probability I will take a bubble bath today, given that I took a nap?

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Use Bayes Theorem to compute that probability. I will denote bath as [tex]B[/tex] and nap as [tex]N[/tex], the probability will be denoted as [tex]P(B)[/tex] or [tex]P(N)[/tex].

By Bayes Theorem

[tex]P(B\mid N)=\frac{P(N\mid B)\cdot P(B)}{P(N)}[/tex]

Which reads,

"What is the probability of [tex]B[/tex] given [tex]N[/tex]".

We know that [tex]P(N\mid B)[/tex] is 1 because we already took a bath. So the formula simplifies to,

[tex]P(B\mid N)=\frac{P(B)}{P(N)}[/tex]

Now insert the data,

[tex]P(B\mid N)=\frac{1/5}{4/5}=\boxed{\frac{1}{4}}[/tex]

So the probability that you will take a bath is [tex]0.25[/tex] after you have taken a nap.

Hope this helps. :)