In 2015 2,494 Americans who were employed full time were surveyed by the Harris Poll about gender gap in pay. Half were men and half were women. One question asked for agreement on the statement “I believe mem and women at my company are paid equally for equal work.” The number giving each response is shown below.ResponseManWomenAgree973748Disagree224387Not sure50112a) If a person who participated in the survey is selected at random, what is the probability that he or she agrees?b)What is the probability that the person is a man who either agreed or disagreed?c)Based on the data from the survey, if you had stopped a random woman on the street and asked her opinion, what is the probability that she would have said women were paid less for equal work at her company?

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In 2015 2,494 Americans who were employed full time were surveyed by the Harris Poll about gender gap in pay. Half were men and half were women. One question asked for agreement on the statement “I believe mem and women at my company are paid equally for equal work.” The number giving each response is shown below.

Response	Man	Women
Agree	973	748
Disagree	224	387
Not sure	50	112

a) If a person who participated in the survey is selected at random, what is the probability that he or she agrees?
b)What is the probability that the person is a man who either agreed or disagreed?
c)Based on the data from the survey, if you had stopped a random woman on the street and asked her opinion, what is the probability that she would have said women were paid less for equal work at her company?

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