House of Representatives                                         Political Party   Republican  Democrat Independent  Total Male 159 189 0 348 Female 16 61 0 77 Total 175 250 0 425                                    SENATE.                                     Political Party   Republican Democrat Independent Total Male 34 49 3 86 Female 6 17 0 23 Total 40 66 3 109   Combing House of Representatives and Senate.                                     Political Party   Republican Democrat Independent Total Male  193 238 3 434 Female 22 78 0 100 Total 215 316 3 534   Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms and represent a district in a state. The number of representatives each state has is determined by population. States with larger populations have more representatives than states with smaller populations. The total number of representatives is set by law at 435 members. Members of the Senate serve six-year terms and represent a state. Each state has 2 senators, for a total of 100. The tables show the makeup of the 111th Congress by gender and political party. There are two vacant seats in the House of Representatives. Must show calculations/formula for credit. Any answer given with no calculations shown will result in no credit for that answer.     Please answer the questions below and show your work where applicable. All answers should be proportions rounded to the nearest thousandths (3 decimals).    1 . A House of Representative member is selected at random. Find the probability of each event:      (a). The representative is a male. (b). The representative is a Republican (c). The representative is a male given that the representative is a Republican (d). The representative is female and a Democrat     2. A Senator is selected at random. Find the probability of each event (a). The senator is not a Democrat.  (b). The senator is female or a Republican. (c). The senator is a male or a Democrat     3. A member of Congress is selected at random. Use the combined table to find the probability of each event. (a).The member is Independent. (b). The member is female and a Republican.  (c).The member is male or a Democrat

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                  House of Representatives

                                        Political Party
  Republican  Democrat Independent  Total
Male 159 189 0 348
Female 16 61 0 77
Total 175 250 0 425

 

                                 SENATE.

                                    Political Party
  Republican Democrat Independent Total
Male 34 49 3 86
Female 6 17 0 23
Total 40 66 3 109

 

Combing House of Representatives and Senate. 

                                   Political Party
  Republican Democrat Independent Total
Male  193 238 3 434
Female 22 78 0 100
Total 215 316 3 534

 

Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms and represent a district in a state. The number of representatives each state has is determined by population. States with larger populations have more representatives than states with smaller populations. The total number of representatives is set by law at 435 members. Members of the Senate serve six-year terms and represent a state. Each state has 2 senators, for a total of 100. The tables show the makeup of the 111th Congress by gender and political party. There are two vacant seats in the House of Representatives.
Must show calculations/formula for credit. Any answer given with no calculations shown will result in no credit for that answer.  
 
Please answer the questions below and show your work where applicable. All answers should be proportions rounded to the nearest thousandths (3 decimals). 
 
1 . A House of Representative member is selected at random. Find the probability of each event:     
(a). The representative is a male.
(b). The representative is a Republican
(c). The representative is a male given that the representative is a Republican
(d). The representative is female and a Democrat  
 
2. A Senator is selected at random. Find the probability of each event
(a). The senator is not a Democrat. 
(b). The senator is female or a Republican.
(c). The senator is a male or a Democrat  
 
3. A member of Congress is selected at random. Use the combined table to find the probability of each event.
(a).The member is Independent.
(b). The member is female and a Republican. 
(c).The member is male or a Democrat
 
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