The following contingency table gives the results of a sample survey of male and female respondents with regard to their preferred cellphone service provider: Preferred supplier Vodacom MTN Cell C Total No. of Males 100 100 50 250 No. of females 150 175 25 250 Total 250 275 75 500 1. What is the probability of randomly selecting a male respondent from the sample? 2. What is the probability of randomly selecting a respondent who is female and prefers MTN? 3. What is the probability of selecting a male respondent, given that the preferred provider is Cell C?

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The following contingency table gives the results of a sample survey of 
 male and female respondents with regard to their preferred cellphone
service provider:

                     Preferred supplier  
  Vodacom MTN Cell C Total
No. of Males 100 100 50 250
No. of females 150 175 25 250
Total 250 275 75 500
   

1. What is the probability of randomly selecting a male respondent from
the sample?

2. What is the probability of randomly selecting a respondent who is
female and prefers MTN?

3. What is the probability of selecting a male respondent, given that the
preferred provider is Cell C?

4. What is the probability of selecting a respondent who is male or who
prefers Vodacom?

5. What isthe probability of selecting a respondent who does not prefer
Vodacom?

 

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