A member of Congress is selected at random. Use the table

Chapter 3, Problem 6CSE

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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

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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

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