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Obesity Is a Growing Public Health Concern Worldwide What Is the Probability That an Adult Has a High

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Obesity is a growing public health concern worldwide. Adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or greater are considered overweight or obese. The following table shows the number of adults (in millions) who are overweight or obese in countries with different income levels, based on data from the World Health Organization and the United Nations:
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 Country income level  Adults with high BMI (in millions)   Adults with BMI <25 (in millions)   Total  High 549414963 Upper middle 61210421654 Lower middle 28810831371 Low 63357420 All 151228964408\begin{array} { | l | l l | l | } \hline \text { Country income level } & \text { Adults with high BMI (in millions) } & \text { Adults with BMI } < \mathbf { 2 5 } \text { (in millions) } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { High } & 549 & 414 & 963 \\\text { Upper middle } & 612 & 1042 & 1654 \\\text { Lower middle } & 288 & 1083 & 1371 \\\text { Low } & 63 & 357 & 420 \\\hline \text { All } & 1512 & 2896 & 4408 \\\hline\end{array} What is the probability that an adult has a high BMI, given that the adult lives in a high-income country?


A) 0.570
B) 0.343
C) 0.363
D) 0.657

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