Assuming our cat, Mr. Whiskers, exists in 5 different places at once:

Place Probability
Bed 50%
Couch 30%
Kitchen 15%
Living Room 4%
Bathroom 1%

Using the formula for superposition, we can calculate the probability of Mr. Whiskers being in each place as follows:

			P = 0.5 * 1 + 0.3 * 1 + 0.15 * 1 + 0.04 * 1 + 0.01 * 1
			P = 1

Therefore, the probability of Mr. Whiskers being in the kitchen is 15%.

But wait, there's more! The probability of Mr. Whiskers being in the kitchen and the living room at the same time is:

			P = 0.15 * 0.04
			P ≈ 0.006

Whoa.

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