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Question 1140706: A survey questioned 1000 people regarding raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 21. Of the 520 who favored raising the age, 360 were female. Of the 480 opposition responses, 110 were female. If a person selected at random from this group is a man, what is the probability that the person favors raising the drinking age? (Enter your probability as a fraction.)
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Raise 160. 360. 520
No. 370. 110. 480
Total 530. 470. 1000
Given a man is selected (530/1000), probability favors raising is 160/530 or 16/53
