Question

Robert surveyed 100 people about their preference in pets and recorded it in the two way table below. What is the probability that a randomly selected person was male and prefers cats?

Answer 1

Given

The data is given in the table with preferences male, female .

Step-by-step explanation

To determine the probability that a randomly selected person was male and prefers cats.

Use the given table with the preferences and male , female.

The probability that a randomly selected person was male and prefers cats is

`\begin{gathered} P=(8)/(8+26) \\ P=(8)/(34) \\ P=(4)/(17) \end{gathered}`Answer

Hence the probability that a randomly selected person was male and prefers cats is

`(4)/(17)`