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In Exercises 1–22, use Bayes’ theorem to calculate the probabilities.
Exit Polling According to exit polling from the 2016 Virginia Democratic primary, 43% of primary voters were men and 57% were women. Fifty-seven percent of Democratic men voting in the primary supported Hillary Clinton, while 70% of Democratic women supported Hillary Clinton. If a Hillary Clinton supporter from the Virginia primary exit poll is chosen at random, what is the probability that they are male?
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