In a survey conducted by Health Ministry on prevalence of diabetes disease among senior citizens, those above 60 year-old, the following are the published information: 55% of the respondents are Malay and 25% of them are diabetics; 25% of the respondents are Chinese and 20% of them are diabetics; 20% of the respondents are Indian and 15% of them are diabetics. a) Illustrate the above published information in a tree diagram. If a senior citizen is picked at random, find the probability that he/she is a diabetic. (b) (c) Suppose that a senior citizen is diabetic, find the probability that he/she is Malay.

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In a survey conducted by Health Ministry on prevalence of diabetes disease among senior
citizens, those above 60 year-old, the following are the published information:
55% of the respondents are Malay and 25% of them are diabetics;
25% of the respondents are Chinese and 20% of them are diabetics;
20% of the respondents are Indian and 15% of them are diabetics.
(а)
Illustrate the above published information in a tree diagram.
If a senior citizen is picked at random, find the probability that he/she is a diabetic.
(b)
(c)
Suppose that a senior citizen is diabetic, find the probability that he/she is Malay.
Transcribed Image Text:In a survey conducted by Health Ministry on prevalence of diabetes disease among senior citizens, those above 60 year-old, the following are the published information: 55% of the respondents are Malay and 25% of them are diabetics; 25% of the respondents are Chinese and 20% of them are diabetics; 20% of the respondents are Indian and 15% of them are diabetics. (а) Illustrate the above published information in a tree diagram. If a senior citizen is picked at random, find the probability that he/she is a diabetic. (b) (c) Suppose that a senior citizen is diabetic, find the probability that he/she is Malay.
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