Suppose that $5 \%$ of men and $0.25 \%$ of women have grey hair. $A$ person with grey hair is selected at random. What is the probability of this person being male? Assume that there are equal numbers of males and females.

  • A
    $\frac{20}{21}$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{21}$
  • C
    $\frac{5}{21}$
  • D
    $\frac{16}{21}$

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