At a local company, 15% of the employees are women. Every day, 7% of the women bring their lunch to work, while only 4% of the men bring lunch. Find the probability that a randomly selected employee is a woman given that the person brings their lunch to work.

At a local company, 15% of the employees are women. Every day, 7% of the women bring their lunch to work, while only 4% of the men bring lunch. Find the probability that a randomly selected employee is a woman given that the person brings their lunch to work.

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