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A member of Congress is selected at random. Use the table
Chapter 3, Problem 6CSE(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 6CSE
A member of Congress is selected at random. Use the table from Exercise 5 to find the probability of each event.
(a) The member is Independent.
(b) The member is female and a Republican.
(c) The member is male or a Democrat.
Using the same row and column headings as the tables above, create a combined table for Congress.
House of Representatives
Political Party | |||||
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
Total |
||
Gender |
Male |
213 |
142 |
0 |
355 |
Female |
19 |
58 |
0 |
77 |
|
Total |
232 |
200 |
0 |
432 |
Senate
Political Party | |||||
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
Total |
||
Gender |
Male |
41 |
37 |
2 |
20 |
Female |
4 |
16 |
0 |
20 |
|
Total |
45 |
53 |
2 |
100 |
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Problem 6CSE
A member of Congress is selected at random. Use the table from Exercise 5 to find the probability of each event.
(a) The member is Independent.
(b) The member is female and a Republican.
(c) The member is male or a Democrat.
Using the same row and column headings as the tables above, create a combined table for Congress.
House of Representatives
Political Party | |||||
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
Total |
||
Gender |
Male |
213 |
142 |
0 |
355 |
Female |
19 |
58 |
0 |
77 |
|
Total |
232 |
200 |
0 |
432 |
Senate
Political Party | |||||
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
Total |
||
Gender |
Male |
41 |
37 |
2 |
20 |
Female |
4 |
16 |
0 |
20 |
|
Total |
45 |
53 |
2 |
100 |
ANSWER:
Solution 6CSE
Step1 of 4:
From the given problem we have a combined table for congress and it is given below:
Political Party | |||||
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
Total |
||
Gender |
Male |
254 |
179 |
2 |
435 |
Female |
23 |
74 |
0 |
97 |
|
Total |
277 |
253 |
2 |
532 |
Here our goal is:
a). We need to find the probability of member is Independent.
b). We need to find the member is female and a Republican.
c). We need to find the membe