a Use the data to compute the probability that an adult is the Tri-State region smokes b What is the probability of an adult in each state of the Tri-State region being a smoker? Which state in the Tri- state region has the lowest probability of an adult being a smoker? Show all steps in Excel.

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11 A Gallup Poll of U.S. adults indicated that Kentucky is the state with the highest percentage of smokers. Consider the following example data from the Tri-State region, an area that comprises northern Kentucky, southeastern Indiana, and southwestern Ohio.
State               Smoker                Non-Smoker
Kentucky             47                         176
Indiana                32                         134
Ohio                    39                         182
Total                  118                          492

a Use the data to compute the probability that an adult is the Tri-State region smokes

b What is the probability of an adult in each state of the Tri-State region being a smoker? Which state in the Tri-
state region has the lowest probability of an adult being a smoker?

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