document.write( "Question 1193433: Over 1,000 people try to climb Mt. Everest every year. Of those who try to climb Everest, 31 percent succeed. The probability that a climber is at least 60 years old is 0.04. The probability that a climber is at least 60 years old and succeeds in climbing Everest is 0.005.\r
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document.write( "In this conditional probability problem,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    P(success, given that a climber is at least 60 years old) = \r\n" );
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document.write( "  =  =  = 0.125.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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