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A class consists of 60% men and 40% women. Blonde men compose 25% of the class, and blond women make up 20% of the class. If a student is chosen at random and is found to be a male, what is the probability that the student is blond?

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A class consists of 60% men and 40% women. Blonde men compose 25% of the class, and blond women make up 20% of the class. If a student is chosen at random and is found to be a male, what is the probability that the student is blond?

anonymous · Answer

25 % , the answer is in the question otherwise i dont understand ~

kitkat16 · Answer

hi kirby i do this the same way yes?

kirbykirby · Answer

Yes indeed. It's again a conditional probability.

kirbykirby · Answer

@hns109 it is not quite 25%. We know that the chosen person is male, so this is a conditional probability, so the sample space is "reduced" so we expect a higher probability.

kitkat16 · Answer

25/60=5/12 = 41.67 = 0.42

kirbykirby · Answer

yep :)

kitkat16 · Answer

yay!!!!!!!! Thanks for sticking around

kirbykirby · Answer

oh no problem hehe

kitkat16 · Answer

:)