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One hundred students were surveyed about their preference between dogs and cats. The following two-way table displays data for the sample of students who responded to the survey.
Preference
Male
Female
TOTAL
Prefers dogs
\[36\]
\[20\]
\[56\]
Prefers cats
\[10\]
\[26\]
\[36\]
No preference
\[2\]
\[6\]
\[8\]
TOTAL
\[48\]
\[52\]
\[100\]
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Find the probability that a randomly selected student prefers dogs.Enter your answer as a fraction or decimal.
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Preference
Male
Female
TOTAL
Prefers dogs
\[\blueD{36}\]
\[\blueD{20}\]
\[\blueE{56}\]
Prefers cats
\[10\]
\[26\]
\[36\]
No preference
\[2\]
\[6\]
\[8\]
TOTAL
\[48\]
\[52\]
\[100\]
There were \[\blueE{56}\] students in the sample who preferred dogs out of \[100\] total students.
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