On a certain pirate ship, there is a probability .3 that a randomly selected pirate will have scurvy. If a pirate has scurvy, there is a probability .8 the pirate will have an eye patch. Pirates without scurvy have an eye patch with probability .1. What is the probability that a randomly selected pirate has scurvy? That they have scurvy given they are wearing an eye patch? That they do not have an eyepatch given they have scurvy?

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On a certain pirate ship, there is a probability .3 that a randomly selected pirate will have scurvy. If a pirate has scurvy, there is a probability .8 the pirate will have an eye patch. Pirates without scurvy have an eye patch with probability .1. What is the probability that a randomly selected pirate has scurvy? That they have scurvy given they are wearing an eye patch? That they do not have an eyepatch given they have scurvy?

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