Illustration 16.47. A total of 100 people was surveyed. 60 of themwere smokers- 40 being male and 20 being female. 40 of them werenon-smokers –10 being male and 30 being female. What is the prob-ability of picking up a male given he is a smoker? Also calculate theprobability of picking up a non-smoker given she is a female.

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