Question 421788: republican democrat independent
male 46 39 1
female 5 9 0
a)if we randomly select one senator ,what is the probability of getting a republican, given that a male was selected ?
b)if we randomly select one senator , what is the probability of getting a male given that a republican was selected ?
please help
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! republican democrat independent Total
male 46 39 1 86
female 5 9 0 14
Total 51 48 1 100
a)if we randomly select one senator ,what is the probability of getting a republican, given that a male was selected ?
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Check the male row for republicans.
Ans: 46/86
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b)if we randomly select one senator , what is the probability of getting a male given that a republican was selected ?
Check the republican column for males.
Ans: 46/51
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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