SOLUTION: The probability is 0.6 that a patient selected at random from the current residents of a certain hospital will be a male. The probility that the patient will be male and is in for

Question 355419: The probability is 0.6 that a patient selected at random from the current residents of a certain hospital will be a male. The probility that the patient will be male and is in for surgery is 0.2. A patient randomly selected from current residents is found to be a male; what is the probabilty the patients is in the hosptital surgery?
just trying to check or comparing my answers to your answers and it due this thursday :)
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.2/.6=1/3 probabilty the patients is in the hosptital surgery.
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Ed
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