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The medal distribution from the 2008 Summer Olympic Games for the top 23 countries is shown below. Find the probability that the winner won a silver medal, given that the winner was from China.

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The medal distribution from the 2008 Summer Olympic Games for the top 23 countries is shown below. Find the probability that the winner won a silver medal, given that the winner was from China.

Gold
Silver
Bronze
United States
36
38
36
Russia
23
21
28
China
51
21
28
Great Britain
19
13
15
Others
173
209
246

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