(a).
To calculate: The probability that the death of a randomly selected person will be due to cardiovascular disease or cancer.
The probability that the death of a randomly selected person will be due to cardiovascular disease or cancer is
Given information:
The government designates a single cause for each death in the United States. The resulting data indicate that
Calculation:
The deaths due to heart disease and cancer are two mutually exclusive events.
Therefore, the formula for the events is
So, add both of the probabilities to find the chance of death due to cancer OR heart disease.
Hence, the probabilities that the death of a randomly selected person will be due to cardiovascular disease or cancer is
(b).
To calculate: The probability that the death will be due to some other cause.
The probability that the death will be due to some other cause is
Given information:
The government designates a single cause for each death in the United States. The resulting data indicate that
Calculation:
The deaths due to heart disease and cancer are two mutually exclusive events.
The probabilities that the death of a randomly selected person will be due to cardiovascular disease or cancer is
Knowing this, subtract 67 from 100:
Hence, the probability that the death will be due to some other cause is
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