A random sample of college students were asked to respond to a survey about how they spend their free time on weekends. One of the questions, summarized in the contingency table given above, asked each respondent to choose the one activity that they most likely participated in on a Saturday morning. The activity choices were homework, housework, outside employment, recreation, or other. If one student is randomly chosen from the group, What is the probability that the student is female? Homework  Housework   Outside Employment   Recreation   Other      Total Male              29               15                      20                           23              9            96 Female          18               17                      26                           39              4          104 Total              47               32                      46                           62             13         200

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A random sample of college students were asked to respond to a survey about how they spend their free time on weekends. One of the questions, summarized in the contingency table given above, asked each respondent to choose the one activity that they most likely participated in on a Saturday morning. The activity choices were homework, housework, outside employment, recreation, or other.

If one student is randomly chosen from the group, What is the probability that the student is female?

Homework  Housework   Outside Employment   Recreation   Other      Total
Male              29               15                      20                           23              9            96
Female          18               17                      26                           39              4          104
Total              47               32                      46                           62             13         200

 

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