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?

Question

Philoid · Accepted Answer

It is given in the question that,

5% of men and 0.25% of women have grey hair

∴ Total % of people having grey hair = 5 + 0.25

= 5.25 %

Hence, Probability of having a selected person male having grey hair,

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.

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.