A state senate has 100 senators; 60 are democrats and 40 are republicans. Of the Democrats, 40 are liberal and 20 are conservative. Of the republicans, 30 are conservative and 10 are liberal Given that a senator is democrat, what is the probability that he or she is a liberal?

A state senate has 100 senators; 60 are democrats and 40 are republicans. Of the Democrats, 40 are liberal and 20 are conservative. Of the republicans, 30 are conservative and 10 are liberal Given that a senator is democrat, what is the probability that he or she is a liberal?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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