The Canadian Tobacco Monitoring Survey is a national survey administered by Stat

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The Canadian Tobacco Monitoring Survey is a national survey administered by Statistics Canada to study smoking trends of Canadians aged 15 or older. The most recent survey found that 19.75% of Canadians aged 15 years or older smoke on a daily basis. In addition, 23% of men are smokers, and 16.5% of women are smokers.

The most recent census shows that men make up 50% of the Canadian population, with women making up the remainder.

You randomly pick a Canadian that is 15 years old or older. What is the probability this person

Part (c) What percentage of smokers are male? %(enter your percentage to two decimals)

Part (d) What percentage of smokers are women?

%(enter your percentage to two decimals)

Explanation / Answer

c)  percentage of smokers are male =P(male|smokes)=P(male)*P(smokes|male)/P(smokes)

=0.5*0.23/0.1975=0.5823~ 58.23%

d)

percentage of smokers are female =P(female|smokes)=P(female)*P(smokes|female)/P(smokes)

=0.5*0.165/0.1975=0.4177~ 41.77%

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