SOLUTION: You guy's told me to resubmitt this problem thank you so much T-Aun The results of a survey for an airline are shown below Traveler Male Female Total Business 4

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Question 200200: You guy's told me to resubmitt this problem thank you so much T-Aun

The results of a survey for an airline are shown below
Traveler Male Female Total
Business 47 72 119
Vacation 71 64 135
Total 118 136 254
Use the chart to find the probability that the traveler was
a) male
b) on vacation given the traveler was female
c) male given the traveler was on vacation

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let's use the table below to answer these questions: 


Traveler 	   Male 		Female	 	Total
Business	   47	                 72	         119
Vacation	   71	                 64	         135
Total 	          118	                 136             254


a)


So the chances are 59%2F127 giving a decimal value of 0.4646 or a 46.46% chance
b)



So the chances are 8%2F17 giving a decimal value of 0.4706 or a 47.06% chance
c)



So the probability is 71%2F135 giving a decimal value of 0.5259 or a 52.59% chance