A School of Public Health completed a study on alcohol consumption on college campuses. They concluded that 21.5% of women attending all-women colleges abstained from alcohol, compared to 17.3% of women attending coeducational colleges. Approximately 5.5% of women college students attend all-women schools. Complete parts (a) and (b) below. (a) What is the probability that a randomly selected female student abstains from alcohol? The probability is nothing. (Type an integer or a decimal rounded to four decimal places as needed.)

A School of Public Health completed a study on alcohol consumption on college campuses. They concluded that 21.5% of women attending all-women colleges abstained from alcohol, compared to 17.3% of women attending coeducational colleges. Approximately 5.5% of women college students attend all-women schools. Complete parts (a) and (b) below. (a) What is the probability that a randomly selected female student abstains from alcohol? The probability is nothing. (Type an integer or a decimal rounded to four decimal places as needed.)

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A School of Public Health completed a study on alcohol consumption on college campuses. They concluded that

21.5%

of women attending all-women colleges abstained from alcohol, compared to

17.3%

of women attending coeducational colleges. Approximately

5.5%

of women college students attend all-women schools. Complete parts (a) and (b) below.

(a) What is the probability that a randomly selected female student abstains from alcohol?

The probability is

nothing.

(Type an integer or a decimal rounded to four decimal places as needed.)

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