A loan officer knows that 18% of the bank’s mortgage holders will lose their jobs anddefault on their loan in the course of 5 years. She also knows that 22 % of the banksmortgage holders will lose their job within this period. Given that one of the mortgageholders just lost their jobs what is the probability that he will now default on the loan?

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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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A loan officer knows that 18% of the bank’s mortgage holders will lose their jobs and
default on their loan in the course of 5 years. She also knows that 22 % of the banks
mortgage holders will lose their job within this period. Given that one of the mortgage
holders just lost their jobs what is the probability that he will now default on the loan?

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