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Color blindness is an inherited characteristic that is more common in males than in females. If M represents male and C represents red-green color blindness, using the relative frequencies of the incidences of males and red-green color blindness as probabilities results in the values below. Complete parts (a) through ( ) below.
(a) Find .
(Type an integer or a decimal.)
(b) Find .
(Type an integer or a decimal.)
(c) Find .
(Type an integer or a decimal.)
(d) Find .
(Type an integer or a decimal.)
(e) Find .
(Type an integer or a decimal.)
(f) Find .
(Type an integer or a decimal.)
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STEP 1
1. We are given the probabilities , , and .
2. We need to find the probabilities of complementary and combined events using the given data.
STEP 2
1. Calculate .
2. Calculate .
3. Calculate .
4. Calculate .
5. Calculate .
6. Calculate .
STEP 3
Calculate the probability of the complement of , :
STEP 4
Calculate the probability of using the formula for the union of two events:
Rearrange to solve for :
STEP 5
Calculate the probability of the complement of , :
STEP 6
Calculate the probability of the intersection of the complements, :
Using the formula for the complement of the union:
STEP 7
Calculate the probability of :
Using the formula for the intersection of complements:
STEP 8
Calculate the probability of the union of and :
Using the formula for the union:
The probability is:
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