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In a certain federal prison, it is known that 2/3 of the inmates are under 25 years of age. It is also known that 3/5 of the inmates are male and that 6/8 of the inmates are female or 25 years of age or older.
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document.write( "	< 25	>=25	Total	
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document.write( "Male				
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document.write( "Female			2/5	
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document.write( "Total		1/3						
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document.write( "What is the probability that a prisoner selected at random from this prison is female and at least 25 years old?
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document.write( "Following an ex of inmate population of 1200
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document.write( "	< 25	>=25	Total	
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document.write( "Male	480	240	720	
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document.write( "Female	320	160	480	
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document.write( "Total	800	400   1200
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document.write( " 160/1200 = 2/15 \n" );
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