A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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The table below shows the number of survey subjects who have received and not received a speeding ticket in the last year, and the color of their car.
Red Car | Not Red Car | Total | |
Speeding Ticket | 36 | 43 | 79 |
No Speeding Ticket | 493 | 474 | 967 |
Total | 529 | 517 | 1046 |
If one person is randomly selected from the group, what is the
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