A survey of people in a given region showed that 20% were smokers. The probability of…
Mathematics · JEE Main · NTA Exams — Statistics and Probability
A survey of people in a given region showed that 20% were smokers. The probability of death due to lung cancer, given that a person smoked, was 10 times the probability of death due to lung cancer, given that a person did not smoke. If the probability of death due to lung cancer in the region is 0.006, what is the probability of death due to lung cancer given that a person is a smoker
- 1/140
- 1/70
- 3/140
- 1/10
Answer
(C) 3/140
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