document.write( "Question 1200288: On the campus of Central Louisiana College, a student survey found that 48%
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document.write( "They ask you about the conditional probability \r\n" );
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document.write( "    P(works part-time | born in Louisiana).\r\n" );
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document.write( "By the definition, this conditional probability is the ratio\r\n" );
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document.write( "    P(works part-time AND born in Louisiana)/P(born in Louisiana) =  = 0.5417  (rounded).    ANSWER\r\n" );
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