Question 1161880: A poll was taken to determine the birthplace of a class of college students. Below is a chart of the results.
What is the probability that a female student was born in Orlando?
What is the probability that a male student was born in Miami?
What is the probability that a student was born in Jacksonville?
Gender Number of students Location of birth
Male 10 Jacksonville
Female 16 Jacksonville
Male 5 Orlando
Female 12 Orlando
Male 7 Miami
Female 9 Miami
Answer by ikleyn(52810)   (Show Source):
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A poll was taken to determine the birthplace of a class of college students. Below is a chart of the results.
(a) What is the probability that a female student was born in Orlando?
(b) What is the probability that a male student was born in Miami?
(c) What is the probability that a student was born in Jacksonville?
Gender Number of students Location of birth
Male 10 Jacksonville
Female 16 Jacksonville
Male 5 Orlando
Female 12 Orlando
Male 7 Miami
Female 9 Miami
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My congratulations (!)
You prepared your post / (your table) very accurately;
so, it will be EASY to you to understand how to solve the problem.
(a) What is the probability that a female student was born in Orlando?
From the table, you calculate the total number of the female students.
It is 16 + 12 + 9 = 37.
How many of them were born in Orlando ?
From the table, this number is 12.
So, the probability under the question is  ,
and it is the answer to question (a)
(b) To answer the question (b), follow the same logic, with replacing "females" by "males" and so on . . .
Having my TEMPLATE, you can complete this part on your own.
(c) What is the probability that a student was born in Jacksonville?
This time the gender does not matter.
So, you calculate the total number of students, from the table.
Then you calculate, how many of them were born in Jacksonville.
Finally, you make the ratio.
That's all.
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