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Use Bayes' Theorem to Find the Indicated Probability One of the 100 Test Subjects Is Selected at Random

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Use Bayes' theorem to find the indicated probability.
-Use the results summarized in the table.  Approve of mayor  Do not approve of mayor  Republican 1513 Democrat 2017 Independent 1223\begin{array} { l | c c } & \text { Approve of mayor } & \text { Do not approve of mayor } \\\hline \text { Republican } & 15 & 13 \\\text { Democrat } & 20 & 17 \\\text { Independent } & 12 & 23\end{array}
One of the 100 test subjects is selected at random. Given that the person selected approves of the mayor, what is the probability that they vote Democrat?


A) 0.313
B) 0.578
C) 0.426
D) 0.541

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