11. The table below shows the political party registration by gender of all 500 registered voters in Franklin Township.  A) Given that a randomly selected registered voter is a male, what is the probability that he is registered for Party Y? B) Among the registered voters of Franklin Township, are the events "is a male" and "is registered for party Y" independent? Justify your answer based on probabilities calculated from the table.    Party W Party X Party Y  Total Female  60 120 120 300 Male  28 124 48 200 Total  88 244 168 500

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11. The table below shows the political party registration by gender of all 500 registered voters in Franklin Township. 

A) Given that a randomly selected registered voter is a male, what is the probability that he is registered for Party Y?

B) Among the registered voters of Franklin Township, are the events "is a male" and "is registered for party Y" independent? Justify your answer based on probabilities calculated from the table. 

  Party W Party X Party Y  Total
Female  60 120 120 300
Male  28 124 48 200
Total  88 244 168 500
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