Given that the student chosen was a female, find the probability that the student chose invisibility as their superpower. P\left( \text{invisibility }| \text{ female} \right)=P(invisibility ∣ female

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Answer:

[tex]P(Invisibility | Female) = \frac{2}{3}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

See attachment for two-way table

Required

Determine [tex]P(Invisibility | Female)[/tex]

This is calculated using the following formula for conditional probability:

[tex]P(Invisibility | Female) = \frac{n(Invisibility \& Female)}{n(Female)}[/tex]

From the attached table

[tex]n(Invisibility \& Female) = 32[/tex]

[tex]n(Female) = 48[/tex]

So, the equation becomes:

[tex]P(Invisibility | Female) = \frac{32}{48}[/tex]

Simplify

[tex]P(Invisibility | Female) = \frac{32/16}{48/16}[/tex]

[tex]P(Invisibility | Female) = \frac{2}{3}[/tex]

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