Suppose a recent government report indicates that 1% of the labor force is American Indian. Of the individuals in the labor force who are American Indian, 11% are unemployed. Among the individuals in the labor force who are not American Indian, 6% are unemployed. Let ? be the event that a randomly selected member of the labor force is American Indian and let ? be the event that a randomly selected member of the labor force is unemployed. Determine ?(?∣?), the probability that a randomly selected member of the labor force is American Indian given that he or she is unemployed. Express your answer as a percentage with no decimal places. ?(?∣?)=     %

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Suppose a recent government report indicates that 1% of the labor force is American Indian. Of the individuals in the labor force who are American Indian, 11% are unemployed. Among the individuals in the labor force who are not American Indian, 6% are unemployed.

Let ? be the event that a randomly selected member of the labor force is American Indian and let ? be the event that a randomly selected member of the labor force is unemployed.

Determine ?(?∣?), the probability that a randomly selected member of the labor force is American Indian given that he or she is unemployed. Express your answer as a percentage with no decimal places.

?(?∣?)=     %
 
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