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Transcribed Image Text:The table below shows the result of a survey in which 3000 students were asked
how they voted in the 2016 Presidential Election. (Find probabilities to four
decimal places).
Voted for K
Voted for L
Voted for another
Did not vote
BMCC Females
285
515
280
320
BMCC Males
355
645
220
380
1) Find the probability that a student in this group did not vote
2) Find the probability that the student voted for L.
3) Given that the student voted for K, find the probability the student was female
4) Given that the student did not vote, find the probability the student was male
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