Question 5In an experiment to study the relationship of hypertension and smoking habits, the follow-ing data are collected for 180 individuals:HNHNonsmoker Moderate Smokers Heavy Smokers214836263019where H and NH in the table stand for Hypertension and Nonhypertension, respectively.If one of these individuals is selected at random, find the probability that the person is(a) experiencing hypertension, given that the person is a heavy smoker;(b) a nonsmoker, given that the person is experiencing no hypertension.

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