SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem. The table below describes the smoking habits of a group of asthma sufferers. Nonsmokers Light Smoker Heavy Smoker Total Men 311 82 74 4

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The table below describes the smoking habits of a group of asthma sufferers.
Nonsmokers Light Smoker Heavy Smoker Total
Men 311 82 74 467
Women 329 68 60 457
Total 640 150 134 924
If a woman is randomly selected, find the probability that she is a nonsmoker.
A) 0.395
B) 0.720
C) 0.514
D) 0.356

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Please help me solve this problem.
The table below describes the smoking habits of a group of asthma sufferers.
Nonsmokers Light Smoker Heavy Smoker Total
Men 311 82 74 467
Women 329 68 60 457
Total 640 150 134 924
If a woman is randomly selected, find the probability that she is a nonsmoker.
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P(nonsmocker|woman) = P(nonsmoke AND woman)/P(woman) = 329/457 = 0.720
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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A) 0.395
B) 0.720
C) 0.514
D) 0.356

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