Suppose that 1.4% of men and 3.6% of women have night-blindness. Assume the population consists of 4 times as many men as women. A person is chosen at random from the population and is known to have night- blindness. What is the probability that this person chosen is a woman?

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Suppose that 1.4% of men and 3.6% of
women have night-blindness. Assume the
population consists of 4 times as many men as
women. A person is chosen at random from
the population and is known to have night-
blindness. What is the probability that this
person chosen is a woman?
Do not include a % sign when reporting your
answer.
Answer in units of percent. Your answer
must be within ± 2.0%
Your answer must be within ¹2%.
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that 1.4% of men and 3.6% of women have night-blindness. Assume the population consists of 4 times as many men as women. A person is chosen at random from the population and is known to have night- blindness. What is the probability that this person chosen is a woman? Do not include a % sign when reporting your answer. Answer in units of percent. Your answer must be within ± 2.0% Your answer must be within ¹2%.
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