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Find the probability that a marathon runner is female given that she is an adult.

Age Group

Number of Marathon Participants

Male

Female

29

15

Teen

Adult

90

113

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Answer:

To find the probability that a marathon runner is female given that she is an adult, we need to use conditional probability. We can use the following formula:

P(Female | Adult) = P(Female and Adult) / P(Adult)

We are given the number of marathon participants in the adult and female age groups, so we can calculate the probabilities as follows:

P(Female and Adult) = 113

P(Adult) = 90 + 113 = 203

Therefore, the probability that a marathon runner is female given that she is an adult is:

P(Female | Adult) = 113 / 203 ≈ 0.5567 or approximately 55.67%

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