particular disease is tested for and the results determined that it occurs in abut 1 of every 800 black females and about 1 of every 185,000 non-black females. Find the empirical probability that a randomly selected black female will have the disease. The probability is _________. (Type an interger or decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.)

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A particular disease is tested for and the results determined that it occurs in abut 1 of every 800 black females and about 1 of every 185,000 non-black females. Find the empirical probability that a randomly selected black female will have the disease.

The probability is _________. (Type an interger or decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.)

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