In an​ experiment, college students were given either four quarters or a​ $1 bill and they could either keep the money or spend it on gum. The results are summarized in the table. Complete parts​ (a) through​ (c) below.     Purchased Gum Kept the Money   Students Given Four Quarters 30 16   Students Given a​ $1 Bill 12 31   a. Find the probability of randomly selecting a student who spent the​ money, given that the student was given four quarters.   The probability is? ​(Round to three decimal places as​ needed.) b. Find the probability of randomly selecting a student who spent the​ money, given that the student was given a​ $1 bill.   The probability is? ​(Round to three decimal places as​ needed.) c. What do the preceding results​ suggest?     A. A student given a​ $1 bill is more likely to have spent the money than a student given four quarters.   B. A student was more likely to be given four quarters than a​ $1 bill.   C. A student given four quarters is more likely to have spent the money than a student given a​ $1 bill.   D. A student was more likely to have spent the money than to have kept the money.

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In an​ experiment, college students were given either four quarters or a​ $1 bill and they could either keep the money or spend it on gum. The results are summarized in the table. Complete parts​ (a) through​ (c) below.
 
 
Purchased Gum
Kept the Money
 
Students Given Four Quarters
30
16
 
Students Given a​ $1 Bill
12
31
 
a. Find the probability of randomly selecting a student who spent the​ money, given that the student was given four quarters.
 
The probability is?
​(Round to three decimal places as​ needed.)
b. Find the probability of randomly selecting a student who spent the​ money, given that the student was given a​ $1 bill.
 
The probability is?
​(Round to three decimal places as​ needed.)
c. What do the preceding results​ suggest?
 
 
A.
A student given a​ $1 bill is more likely to have spent the money than a student given four quarters.
 
B.
A student was more likely to be given four quarters than a​ $1 bill.
 
C.
A student given four quarters is more likely to have spent the money than a student given a​ $1 bill.
 
D.
A student was more likely to have spent the money than to have kept the money.
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