SOLUTION: 4. The Wood County sheriff classifies crimes by age (in years) of the criminal and whether the crime is violent or nonviolent. As shown below, a total of 150 crimes were reported b
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Question 558850: 4. The Wood County sheriff classifies crimes by age (in years) of the criminal and whether the crime is violent or nonviolent. As shown below, a total of 150 crimes were reported by the sheriff last year.
Age (in years)
Type of Crime Under 20 20 to 40 Over 40 Total
Violent 27 41 14 82
Non-violent 12 34 22 68
Total 39 75 36 150
a. What is the probability of selecting a case to analyze and finding it involved a violent crime?
b. What is the probability of selecting a case to analyze and finding the crime was committed by someone less than 20 years old?
c. What is the probability of selecting a case that involved a violent crime or an offender who is less than 20 years old?
d. What is the probability of selecting a case to analyze and finding it involved anonviolent given that this criminal is over 40?
e. What is the probability of selecting a case to analyze and finding it involved a Non-violent crime?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The Wood County sheriff classifies crimes by age (in years) of the criminal and whether the crime is violent or nonviolent. As shown below, a total of 150 crimes were reported by the sheriff last year.
Age (in years)
Type of Crime Under 20 20 to 40 Over 40 Total
Violent ........27 ........41 ...........14 82
Non-violent 12 ........34 ...........22 68
Total ........39 ........75 ...........36 150
a. What is the probability of selecting a case to analyze and finding it involved a violent crime?::82/150
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b. What is the probability of selecting a case to analyze and finding the crime was committed by someone less than 20 years old?::39/150
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c. What is the probability of selecting a case that involved a violent crime or an offender who is less than 20 years old?::(82+39-27)/150
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d. What is the probability of selecting a case to analyze and finding it involved a nonviolent given that this criminal is over 40?::22/36
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e. What is the probability of selecting a case to analyze and finding it involved a Non-violent crime?;;68/150
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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