A company that manufactures video cameras produces a basic model and a deluxe model. Over the past year, 40% of the cameras sold have been the basic model. Of those buying the basic model, 30% purchase an extended warranty, whereas 50% of all purchasers of the deluxe model buy an extended warranty. If you learn that a randomly selected purchaser bought an extended warranty, what is the probability that he or she has a basic model? (round to three decimal places)

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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A company that manufactures video cameras produces a basic model and a deluxe model. Over the past year, 40% of the cameras sold have been the basic model. Of those buying the basic model, 30% purchase an extended warranty, whereas 50% of all purchasers of the deluxe model buy an extended warranty. If you learn that a randomly selected purchaser bought an extended warranty, what is the probability that he or she has a basic model? (round to three decimal places)

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