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In a group of 400 people, 160 are smokers and non-vegetarian; 100 are smokers and vegetarian and the remaining 140 are non-smokers and vegetarian. Their chances of getting a particular chest disorder are 35%, 20% and 10% respectively. A person is chosen from the group at random and is found to be suffering from the chest disorder. The probability that the selected person is a smoker and non-vegetarian is :
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Correct answer: D
- Classify the 400 people into the given groups
Let:
- = smoker and non-vegetarian
- = smoker and vegetarian
- = non-smoker and vegetarian
Given:
- remaining are
So the three groups are:
- Use the given probabilities of chest disorder
The chances of getting the chest disorder are:
- for smoker and non-vegetarian:
- for smoker and vegetarian:
- for non-smoker and vegetarian:
- Find the number of people with chest disorder from each group
From smoker and non-vegetarian:
From smoker and vegetarian:
From non-smoker and vegetarian:
- Find total number of people suffering from the disorder
- Apply conditional probability
We need:
where = suffering from the chest disorder.
Thus,
- Check options
So the correct option is D.
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