Smoking is known to be hazardous to one's health. Suppose that in a study conducted on therelationship between cancer and smoking habits, the following data are collected.NonsmokersModerate SmokersHeavy SmokersHas Cancer264135Has No Cancer533124If one of these 210 individuals is selected at random, what is the probability that the person isa cancer patient, given that the person is a heavy smoker?35/10835/210O 35/59O 35/102

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