Chapter 5, Problem 20SE

Reading The Pew Research Center asked a sample of adults if they had read a book in any format in the previous 12 months. The results are shown in the table. (Source: Pewinternet.org)

a. If a person is randomly selected from this group, find the probability of the following:

i. the person is male

ii. the person has read a book in the previous 12 months

iii. the person is a male and has read a book in the previous 12 months.

b. Which group is more likely to have read a book in the previous 12 months: men or women? Support your answer with appropriate statistics.