A random sample of 200 new vehicle buyers were asked to respond to a survey about what kind of vehicle they purchased.  One question, summarized in the table below, asked each respondent to choose the vehicle that best described the type of vehicle that they purchased.  The vehicle choices were car, pick-up, sport utility vehicle, van, or other.     Car Truck SUV Van Other Total Male 34 14 30 21 13 112 Female 37 3 23 17 8 88 Total 71 17 53 38 21 200   If one person is chosen randomly from the group, what is the probability that the person was male and bought a car? If one person is chosen randomly from the group, what is the probability that the person purchased an SUV or a pick-up truck? Find the probability that a randomly chosen female buyer bought a van.

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A random sample of 200 new vehicle buyers were asked to respond to a survey about what kind of vehicle they purchased.  One question, summarized in the table below, asked each respondent to choose the vehicle that best described the type of vehicle that they purchased.  The vehicle choices were car, pick-up, sport utility vehicle, van, or other.

 

 

Car

Truck

SUV

Van

Other

Total

Male

34

14

30

21

13

112

Female

37

3

23

17

8

88

Total

71

17

53

38

21

200

 

  1. If one person is chosen randomly from the group, what is the probability that the person was male and bought a car?
  2. If one person is chosen randomly from the group, what is the probability that the person purchased an SUV or a pick-up truck?
  3. Find the probability that a randomly chosen female buyer bought a van.

 

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