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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.
Find the probability of success, given that a climber is at least 60 years old. Answer by ikleyn(52798) (Show Source):
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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.
Find the probability of success, given that a climber is at least 60 years old.
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In this conditional probability problem,
P(success, given that a climber is at least 60 years old) =
= = = 0.125. ANSWER
