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SOA Exam P Sample Question 377

Study guide: Exam P-1

In a group of 3000 medical insurance policyholders, 1100 have a high resting heart rate, and 1900 have a low or normal resting heart rate. Of the policyholders with a high resting heart rate, 60 were treated for a stroke this year. Of the policyholders with a low or normal resting heart rate, 28 were treated for a stroke this year.

Calculate the probability that a randomly chosen policyholder from the group has a low or normal resting heart rate, given that this policyholder was treated for a stroke this year.

  • A) 0.009
  • B) 0.015
  • C) 0.318
  • D) 0.467
  • E) 0.633

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