U.S. Car Production Car production in North America in January 2016 was distributed among car manufacturers as follows.
North American Car Production |
Type |
Percentage of Type by Brand |
|
60% 40% |
Domestic Foreign |
Chrysler Ford General Motors Honda Toyota Other |
33% 39% 28% 34% 33% 33% |
This means that 60% of the cars produced in North America were manufactured by domestic companies; of them, 33% were Chryslers, 39% were Fords, and 28% were General Motors products.
(a) A January 2016 automobile is chosen at random. What is the probability that it is a General Motors car?
(b) What is the probability that a randomly selected January 2016 automobile is a Ford or a Toyota?
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