SOLUTION: "According to the U.S. Census, 50.9% of the U.S. population is female. NBC news reported that 1 out of 12 males, but only 1 out of 250 females is color blind. Given that a person r
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Question 353459: "According to the U.S. Census, 50.9% of the U.S. population is female. NBC news reported that 1 out of 12 males, but only 1 out of 250 females is color blind. Given that a person randomly chosen from the U.S. population is color-blind, what is the probability that the person is male?" Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 49.1 * 1/12 = 4.09% colorblind
50.9 * 1/250 = .20% colorblind
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4.09 + .20 = 4.29% population colorblind
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4.09/4.29 = .953 probability that the person is male.
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Ed
