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Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012
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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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Q1.A group of seniors 65 and older, contain 1000 men and 900 women. It is known that 220 men and 252 women were regularly taking five or more drugs for chronic health problems. Suppose a person in this group is randomly selected.

  1.  What is the probability that the person selected is a woman and takes five or more drugs per day?

  2. Suppose the person selected is a man. What is the probability that he takes five or more drugs per day?

  3.  Suppose the person selected takes five or more drugs per day. What is the probability that the person is a woman?Please check. I have answered  252/900 for 1 , 220/1000 for 2 , 0.56 for 3

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