TABLE 4-4 Suppose That Patrons of a Restaurant Were Asked Whether They

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TABLE 4-4
Suppose that patrons of a restaurant were asked whether they preferred water or whether they preferred soda.70% said that they preferred water.60% of the patrons were male.80% of the males preferred water.
-Referring to Table 4-4,suppose a randomly selected patron prefers water.Then the probability that the patron is a male is ________.

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Definitions:

Cyclic AMP

Cyclic AMP (cAMP) is a second messenger important in many biological processes, including the regulation of metabolism, gene transcription, and cell signaling.

Nucleotide

The basic building block of nucleic acids, such as DNA and RNA, consisting of a sugar, phosphate group, and nitrogenous base.

Purines

Nitrogenous bases with carbon and nitrogen atoms in two attached rings (e.g., adenine and guanine); components of nucleic acids, ATP, GTP, NAD1, and certain other biologically active substances. Compare with pyrimidines.

Pyrimidines

A class of nitrogenous bases found in nucleic acids, including cytosine, thymine (in DNA), and uracil (in RNA).