Please Help!!!!

A poll was conducted in states A, B, and C to determine which candidate voters would most likely vote for. The results are displayed in the table below:
State A State B State C Total
Liberal 17 20 12 49
Conservative 23 15 13 51
Total 40 35 25 100

What is P(conservative | State B)?

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Please Help!!!!

A poll was conducted in states A, B, and C to determine which candidate voters would most likely vote for. The results are displayed in the table below:
 	    State A	State B	State C	Total
Liberal	        17	20	12	49
Conservative	23	15	13	51
Total         	40	35	25	100


What is P(conservative | State B)?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

Focus on the "state B" column only. What is the value in the bottom of this column?

ashleey98 · Answer

35..

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

how many in column B are conservative?

ashleey98 · Answer

Shouldn't it be 15..

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

now you divide those two values

15/35 = 3/7

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

so the probability of picking a conservative person, given they're from state B, is 3/7

ashleey98 · Answer

Thanks! It wants it in decimal form and rounded, which would be .43

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

0.42857 which rounds to 0.43, correct