document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1033281>Question 1033281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  A company is focus testing a new type of fruit drink . The  focus group is 47% male. Of the responses, 40% of the males and 54% of the females said they would buy the fruit drink .What is the probability that a randomly selected person would buy the fruit drink ?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #647850 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=647850\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> focus group is 47% male.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this means the focus group if 53% female.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40% of the males would be .4 * .47 = .188 of the group.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54% of the females would be .54 * .53 = .2862 of the group.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the total of the males that would buy the fruit and the females that would buy the fruit is .188 + .2862 = .4742 = 47.42% of the group.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "assume the group contained 10,000 people.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "47% male would be equal to 4700.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "53% female would be equal to 5300.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40% of the males would be .4 * 4700 = 1880.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54% of the females would be .54 * 5300 = 2862.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the total members of the group that would buy the group is 1880 + 2862 = 4742.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4742 / 10,000 = .4742 = 47.42% of the group.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the percents and the numbers check out.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solution looks good.\r<BR>\n" );
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