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Suppose that 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.

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To solve the problem, we will use Bayes' theorem to find the probability that a randomly selected grey-haired person is male. Here are the steps to arrive at the solution: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Define Events**: - Let \( A \) be the event that a person has grey hair. - Let \( B \) be the event that the person is male. ...
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