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A total of 500 married working couples were polled about their annual salaries, with the f...

A total of 500 married working couples were polled about their annual salaries, with the following information resulting:

Wife

Husband

Less than $25,000

More than $25,000

Less than $25,000

212

198

More than $25,000

36

54

For instance, in 36 of the couples, the wife earned more and the husband earned less than $25,000. If one of the couples is randomly chosen, what is

(a) the probability that the husband earns less than $25,000?


(b) the conditional probability that the wife earns more than $25,000 given that the husband earns more than this amount?


(c) the conditional probability that the wife earns more than $25,000 given that the husband earns less than this amount?

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