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Suppose 5% of  men and 0.25% of women have grey hair . A grey haired person is selected at random. What is the probability of this person being male? Assume that there are  equal number  of males and females
Asked by haroonrashidgkp | 05 Nov, 2018, 09:36: PM
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Consider,
M : Male, F : Female and G : Grey hair
P(M) = 1/2 = 0.5 as there are equal number of males and females.
Also, P(F) = 1/2 = 0.5
P(G/F) = 0.25% = 0.25/100 = 0.0025
P(G/M) = 5% = 0.05
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