QUESTION 2   Three hundred adults were asked whether or not they watch for calories and fat content when they buy groceries. TABLE 1 gives the two-way classification of their responses, where yes means that an adult watches for calories and fat content and no means he/she does not watch.   TABLE 1     Yes No Male 55 85 Female 70 90           A) Suppose one adult is selected at random,   i find the probability that the selected adult watches for calories and fat content.   ii find the probability that the selected adult is a female or did not watch for calories and fat content.   B) Are the events “male” and “an adult watches for calories and fat content” mutually exclusive? Justify your answer.

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Three hundred adults were asked whether or not they watch for calories and fat content when they buy groceries. TABLE 1 gives the two-way classification of their responses, where yes means that an adult watches for calories and fat content and no means he/she does not watch.

 

TABLE 1

 

 

Yes

No

Male

55

85

Female

70

90

       

 

  1. A) Suppose one adult is selected at random,

 

i find the probability that the selected adult watches for calories and fat content.

 

ii find the probability that the selected adult is a female or did not watch for calories and fat content.

 

  1. B) Are the events “male” and “an adult watches for calories and fat content” mutually exclusive? Justify your answer.

 

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