In a certain office In a certain office, we have 30 female workers and 70 male workers. The probability

of having a smoker worker given that he is a male is 0.6 and the probability of having a

smoker worker given that she is a female is 0.4. Select a person at random from this office.

Find

a. The probability that this person will be a smoker.

b. Given that this person is a smoker, what is the probability that this person will be a male.

c. The probability that this person will be a smoker or a male

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Drake Mcintosh

Mathematics

2 December, 20:55

In a certain office In a certain office, we have 30 female workers and 70 male workers. The probability

of having a smoker worker given that he is a male is 0.6 and the probability of having a

smoker worker given that she is a female is 0.4. Select a person at random from this office.

Find

a. The probability that this person will be a smoker.

b. Given that this person is a smoker, what is the probability that this person will be a male.

c. The probability that this person will be a smoker or a male

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Jakob Wu · Answer 1

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