document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=353459>Question 353459</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"According to the 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 male?\" </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #252587 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=252587\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 49.1 * 1/12 = 4.09% colorblind<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50.9 * 1/250 = .20% colorblind<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4.09 + .20 = 4.29% population colorblind<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4.09/4.29 = .953 probability that the person is male.<BR>\n" );
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