A person died prematurely, find the probability with which he could have been a heavy smoker given the following data: Off all people: 50% of people don't smoke, 20% are light smokers & 30% are heavy smokers. Heavy smokers are twice as likely to die prematurely as light smokers, light (6 marks) smokers are twice as likely to die prematurely as nonsmokers.
A person died prematurely, find the probability with which he could have been a heavy smoker given the following data: Off all people: 50% of people don't smoke, 20% are light smokers & 30% are heavy smokers. Heavy smokers are twice as likely to die prematurely as light smokers, light (6 marks) smokers are twice as likely to die prematurely as nonsmokers.
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Section8.7: Probability
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Transcribed Image Text:A person died prematurely, find the probability with which he could have been a heavy smoker given the following data: Off all people: 50% of
people don't smoke, 20% are light smokers & 30% are heavy smokers. Heavy smokers are twice as likely to die prematurely as light smokers, light
(6 marks)
smokers are twice as likely to die prematurely as nonsmokers.
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