Over 1,000 people try to climb Mt. Everest every year. Of those who try to climb Everest, 31 percent succeed. The probability that a climber is at least 60 years old is 0.04. The probability that a...

Over 1,000 people try to climb Mt. Everest every year. Of those who try to climb Everest, 31 percent succeed. The probability that a climber is at least 60 years old is 0.04. The probability that a climber is at least 60 years old and succeeds in climbing Everest is 0.005.


(a) Find the probability of success, given that a climber is at least 60 years old.

Probability


(b) Is success in climbing Everest independent of age?

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  Yes

  
  

  
  
  
  


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  No