document.write( "Question 1136592: Among 60-year-old college professors, 5% are smokers and 95% are non-smokers. The
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document.write( "ANSWER.  P =  = 0.3448 = 34.48%\r\n" );
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document.write( "They want you find the conditional probability  P(dies AND smoker | dies).\r\n" );
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document.write( "    P(dies AND smoker | dies) =  =  = 0.3448 = 34.48%    ANSWER\r\n" );
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