Question

Of all college degrees awarded in the United States, 50% are bachelor's degrees, 59% are earned by women, and 29% are bachelor's degrees earned by women. Let P(????) represent the probability that a randomly selected college degree is a bachelor's degree, and let P(W) represent the probability that a randomly selected college degree was earned by a woman. What is the conditional probability that a degree is earned by a woman, given that the degree is a bachelor's degree? Please round your answer to the two decimal places.

Answer 1

Answer:

  P(W|B) = 0.58

Step-by-step explanation:

The conditional probability formula tells you ...

  P(W | B) = P(W&B) / P(B)

  = 0.29/.050

  = 0.58