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According to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 36.5% of adult women and 26.6% of adult men

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According to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 36.5% of adult women and 26.6% of adult men are at a healthy weight. Suppose 50.52% of the adult population consists of women.
a. What proportion of adults is at a healthy weight?
b. If an adult is at a healthy weight, what is the probability that the adult is a woman?
c. If an adult is at a healthy weight, what is the probability that the adult is a man?

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