Of the patients at a cardiac rehabilitation centre, 37% lead a sedentary lifestyle and have had a heart attack. If 82% of the patients lead a sedentary lifestyle, find the probability that a randomly selected patient has had a heart attack, given that he or she leads a sedentary lifestyle

Of the patients at a cardiac rehabilitation centre, 37% lead a sedentary lifestyle and have had a heart attack. If 82% of the patients lead a sedentary lifestyle, find the probability that a randomly selected patient has had a heart attack, given that he or she leads a sedentary lifestyle

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Author:Sheldon Ross

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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