If one person is randomly selected from the population described in the table, find the probability, expressed as a decimal to the nearest hundredth, that the person is a widowed male. 8.7 Exercise SetPractice and Application ExercisesShown again is the table indicating the marital status of the U.S. population in2018. Numbers in the table are expressed in millions. Use the data in the tableto solve Exercises 1-10. Express probabilities as decimals rounded to thenearest hundredth.Marital Status of the U.S. Population, Ages 15 or Older, 2018, in MillionsMaleFemaleTotalhMarriedZ6869137Never Married DivorcedMacBook Air454085A C111526Widowed Total31215<127136a263826DOCX

Solution: If one person is randomly selected from the population described in the table, To find the probability that randomly selected person is a widowed male. In table there are total of 263 person out off which only 3 person is a widowed male. Therefore the required probability is =widowed male person Total person=3263=0.011407= 0.01 The probability of widowed male is 0.01

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f one person is randomly selected from the population described in the table, find the probability, expressed as a decimal to the nearest hundredth, that the person is a widowed male.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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