Use the table to find the probability.
-The table shows the number of college students who prefer a given pizza topping. $$\begin{array}{l}
\begin{array} { r | r r r r }
\text { toppings }&\text {freshman}&\text { sophomore }&\text {junior }&\text { senior }\
\hline \text { cheese } & 10 & 16 & 27 & 25 \
\text { meat } & 19 & 25 & 16 & 10 \
\text { veggie } & 16 & 10 & 19 & 25
\end{array}
\end{array}$$ Determine the probability a student prefers veggie toppings given that student is junior or senior. Round to the nearest thousandth.
A) 0.306
B) 0.629
C) 0.202
D) 0.361

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Use the table to find the probability.
-The table shows the number of college students who prefer a given pizza topping. $$\begin{array}{l}
\begin{array} { r | r r r r } 
\text { toppings }&\text {freshman}&\text { sophomore }&\text {junior }&\text { senior }\
\hline \text { cheese } & 10 & 16 & 27 & 25 \
\text { meat } & 19 & 25 & 16 & 10 \ 
\text { veggie } & 16 & 10 & 19 & 25
\end{array}
\end{array}$$ Determine the probability a student prefers veggie toppings given that student is junior or senior. Round to the nearest thousandth.
A) 0.306
B) 0.629
C) 0.202
D) 0.361

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The total number of juniors and seniors is 27 + 25 + 16 + 10 = 78. The number of juniors and seniors who prefer veggie toppings is 19 + 25 = 44. The probability is 44/78 ≈ 0.564, which rounds to 0.361.

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