One hundred thirty boys and 130 girls were asked if they had ever been frightened by a television program. Twenty of the boys and 70 of the girls said they had been frightened. One of these children is selected at random. (Enter your probabilities as fractions.) (a) What is the probability that he or she has been frightened? (b) What is the probability the child is a girl, given that he or she has been frightened?

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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One hundred thirty boys and 130 girls were asked if they had ever been frightened by a television program. Twenty of the boys and 70 of the girls said they had been frightened. One of these
children is selected at random. (Enter your probabilities as fractions.)
(a) What is the probability that he or she has been frightened?
(b) What is the probability the child is a girl, given that he or she has been frightened?
Transcribed Image Text:One hundred thirty boys and 130 girls were asked if they had ever been frightened by a television program. Twenty of the boys and 70 of the girls said they had been frightened. One of these children is selected at random. (Enter your probabilities as fractions.) (a) What is the probability that he or she has been frightened? (b) What is the probability the child is a girl, given that he or she has been frightened?
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