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Of all college degrees awarded in the United States, 50% are bachelor's degrees, 59% are earned by women, and 29% are bachelor's degrees earned by women. Let P(????) represent the probability that a randomly selected college degree is a bachelor's degree, and let P(W) represent the probability that a randomly selected college degree was earned by a woman. What is the conditional probability that a degree is earned by a woman, given that the degree is a bachelor's degree? Please round your answer to the two decimal places.

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Answer:

P(W|B) = 0.58

Explanation:

The conditional probability formula tells you ...

P(W | B) = P(W&B) / P(B)

= 0.29/.050

= 0.58

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