The table shows the number of college students who prefer a given pizza topping. $$\begin{array} { r | r r r r }
\text { toppings } & \text { freshman } & \text { sophomore } & \text { junior } & \text { senior } \
\hline \text { cheese } & 12 & 12 & 22 & 21 \
\text { meat } & 28 & 21 & 12 & 12 \
\text { veggie } & 12 & 12 & 28 & 21
\end{array}$$ Find the empirical probability that a randomly selected freshman prefers cheese toppings.
A)0.056
B)0.179
C)0.538
D)0.231

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The table shows the number of college students who prefer a given pizza topping. $$\begin{array} { r | r r r r } 
\text { toppings } & \text { freshman } & \text { sophomore } & \text { junior } & \text { senior } \
\hline \text { cheese } & 12 & 12 & 22 & 21 \
\text { meat } & 28 & 21 & 12 & 12 \
\text { veggie } & 12 & 12 & 28 & 21
\end{array}$$ Find the empirical probability that a randomly selected freshman prefers cheese toppings.
A)0.056
B)0.179
C)0.538
D)0.231

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The total number of freshmen is 12 (cheese) + 28 (meat) + 12 (veggie) = 52. The probability that a freshman prefers cheese is 12/52 = 0.231.

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