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document.write( "1)   According to the 2000 U.S. Census,50.9% of the U.S. population is female. NBC news reported that 1 out of 12 males, but only 1 out of 250 females is color-blind. Given  that a person randomly chosen from the U.S. population is color blind, what is the probability that the person is a male? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2)   In a certain small town, 16% of the population developed lung cancer. If 45% of the population are smokers, and  85% of those developing lung cancer are <BR>\n" );
document.write( "smokers, what is the probability that a smoker in this population will develop <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #227926 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=227926\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1) With population of 1000:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "491 * 1/12 = 40.92 males color blind<BR>\n" );
document.write( "509 * 1/250 = 2.04 females \".....\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40.92 + 2.04 =42.95 color blind<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40.92/42.95 = .95 probability that the person is male.<BR>\n" );
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