SOLUTION: A random sample of 2055 adults was taken, and they were asked if they prefer watching sports, movies, or news on tv. They were also asked if they preferred dogs or cats.
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Question 1176888: A random sample of 2055 adults was taken, and they were asked if they prefer watching sports, movies, or news on tv. They were also asked if they preferred dogs or cats.
Sports Movies News Total
Dog 474 479 488 1441
Cat 249 125 240 614
Total 723 604 728 2055
Write your answer as a fraction.
What is the probability that a person selected at random likes dogs and movies?
What is the probability that a person selected at random likes cats and news?
What is the probability that a person selected at random likes dogs or movies?
What is the probability that a person selected at random likes sports or cats?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sports. Movies News Total
Dog 474 479 488 1441
Cat 249 125 240 614
Total 723. 604 728 2055
Dogs and Movies is the junction of the row and column or 479/2055
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Cats and news would be 240/2055
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dogs or movies would be 1441+604-479 (double counted) divided by 2055 equalling 1566/2045.
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sports or cats would be (723+614-249)/2055, or 1088/2055
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