The contingency table below summarizes a survey of 1,000 bottled beverage consumers. Lives in a state with a deposit law Lives in a state with no deposit law Row Total Recycles beverage bottles 137 180 317 Does not recycle beverage bottles 60 623 683 Column Total 197 803 1,000 Find the following probabilities or percentages: (a) Probability that a consumer recycles beverage bottles. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) P(Recycles) = _______ (b) Probability that a consumer who lives in a state with a deposit law does not recycle. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) P(Don't Recycle | Lives in Deposit Law State) = _______ (c) Percentage of consumers who recycle and live in a state with a deposit law. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) Percentage of consumers = _______
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Lives in a state with a deposit law | Lives in a state with no deposit law | Row Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Recycles beverage bottles | 137 | 180 | 317 |
Does not recycle beverage bottles | 60 | 623 | 683 |
Column Total | 197 | 803 | 1,000 |
Find the following probabilities or percentages:
(a)
P(Recycles) = _______
(b) Probability that a consumer who lives in a state with a deposit law does not recycle. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
P(Don't Recycle | Lives in Deposit Law State) = _______
(c) Percentage of consumers who recycle and live in a state with a deposit law. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)
Percentage of consumers = _______
(d) Percentage of consumers in states with a deposit law who recycle. (Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.)
Percentage of consumers = _______
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