Question

500 adults in a certain city were classified as male or female and by their political preference Political Preference ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Conservative Moderate Liberal Totals ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Male 104 81 88 273 Female 51 68 108 227 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 155 149 196 500

If one resident is selected at random from this population, what is the probability that the selected individual is male and conservative

Answer 1

0.208

Step-by-step explanation:

Probability is a value that determines how likely a event of outcome incur. It is expressed in ratio to the total value.

Conservative Moderate Liberal Totals

Male 104 81 88 273

Female 51 68 108 227

Totals 155 149 196 500

104 of the residents are conservative men from total of 500 residents, this value will be used to determine the probability.

Probability = Numbers of Conservative Man / Total Residents = 104 / 500 = 0.208