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Transcribed Image Text:Express the following probability as a simplified fraction and as a decimal.
If one person is selected
from the population
described in the table,
Marital Status of a Certain Population, Ages18 or Older, in
Millions
Never
Married
Divorced Widowed Total
find the probability that
the person is not married.
Married
Male
Female
67
40
12
123
65
34
11
119
Total
132
74
23
13
242
Express the probability as a simplified fraction,
P(not married) =
(Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)
Express the probability as a decimal
P(not married)
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
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