Question

A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 86 women and 79 men. 20 of the women and 21 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is selected at random, find the probability that the person has high blood pressure given that it is a woman.

Answer 1

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Answer to your query is provided below

Probability that the person has high blood pressure given that it is a women = (20/41)

Explanation:

Total no. Of high blood pressure = 20+21 = 41

Total no. Of women with high pressure = 20

Probability = 20/41