In the 1950s, a study of 570 adult Americans who died of lung cancer found that 558 were smokers. (Let S be adult American smokers at the time of the study and let L be death due to lung cancer.) State this result as a probability: ______         = ________ The same study claimed that 52.6% of adult Americans smoked. State this result as a probability: _______     = _______ The same study claimed that 1.2% of adult Americans would die of lung cancer. State this result as a probability:       _______= _______ Find the probability that adult American smokers in the 1950s would die of lung cancer:       _______   = ________

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In the 1950s, a study of 570 adult Americans who died of lung cancer found that 558 were smokers. (Let S be adult American smokers at the time of the study and let L be death due to lung cancer.)

State this result as a probability:
______         = ________

The same study claimed that 52.6% of adult Americans smoked.

State this result as a probability:
_______     = _______

The same study claimed that 1.2% of adult Americans would die of lung cancer.

State this result as a probability:
      _______= _______

Find the probability that adult American smokers in the 1950s would die of lung cancer:

      _______   = ________

Find the probability that adult American nonsmokers in the 1950s would die of lung cancer:

         _______= _________

A smoker is _________  times more likely to die of lung cancer than a non-smoker.


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