Assume that the mortality rate of a unicorn increases by 10% every year and assume that a proportion 1/100 of unicorns live only between 63 and 64 years. Compute the probability that a unicorn lives no more than 71 years given that they have lived already for 70 years.

Assume that the mortality rate of a unicorn increases by 10% every year and assume that a proportion 1/100 of unicorns live only between 63 and 64 years. Compute the probability that a unicorn lives no more than 71 years given that they have lived already for 70 years.

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