The following table shows a recent study on the relationship between gender and interest in Mathematics:   Likes Math Does Not Like Math Total Male 300 100 400 Female 150 150 300 TOTALs 450 250 700 If a person is randomly selected, what is the probability that the person is a) male  b) is female and likes Math c) is male or likes Math d) If the person is male, what is the probability that he does not like Math? e) Evaluate whether gender and interest in math are independent in this case.

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The following table shows a recent study on the relationship between gender and
interest in Mathematics:

 

Likes Math

Does Not Like Math

Total

Male

300

100

400

Female

150

150

300

TOTALs

450

250

700

If a person is randomly selected, what is the probability that the person is

a) male 
b) is female and likes Math
c) is male or likes Math
d) If the person is male, what is the probability that he does not like Math?
e) Evaluate whether gender and interest in math are independent in this
case.

 

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