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A researcher finds that, of 982 men who died in 2002, 221
Chapter 1, Problem 6E(choose chapter or problem)
PROBLEM 6E
A researcher finds that, of 982 men who died in 2002, 221 died from some heart disease. Also, of the 982 men, 334 had at least one parent who had some heart disease. Of the latter 334 men, 111 died from some heart disease. A man is selected from the group of 982. Given that neither of his parents had some heart disease, find the conditional probability that this man died of some heart disease.
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PROBLEM 6E
A researcher finds that, of 982 men who died in 2002, 221 died from some heart disease. Also, of the 982 men, 334 had at least one parent who had some heart disease. Of the latter 334 men, 111 died from some heart disease. A man is selected from the group of 982. Given that neither of his parents had some heart disease, find the conditional probability that this man died of some heart disease.
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Given the information states that, 982 men who died in 2002, 221 died from some heart disease. Also, of the 982 men, 334 had at least one parent who had some heart disease. Of the latter 334 men, 111 died from some heart disease.
We need to find the conditional probability that this man died of some heart disease.