A poll was taken of 14,972 working adults aged 40-70 to determine their level of education. The participants were classified by sex and by level of education. The results were as follows
$\begin{array} { c c c c }
\hline \text { Education Level } & \text { Male } & \text { Female } & \text { Total } \
\hline \text { High School or Less } & 3594 & 2729 & 6323 \
\text { Bachelor's Degree } & 3245 & 3652 & 6897 \
\text { Master's Degree } & 566 & 401 & 967 \
\text { Ph.D. } & 63 & 42 & 105 \
\hline \text { Total } & 7468 & 6824 & 14,292
\end{array}$
A person is selected at random. Compute the probability that the person is female and has a bachelor's degree.
A)0.229
B)0.538
C)0.963
D)0.257

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A poll was taken of 14,972 working adults aged 40-70 to determine their level of education. The participants were classified by sex and by level of education. The results were as follows
$\begin{array} { c c c c } 
\hline \text { Education Level } & \text { Male } & \text { Female } & \text { Total } \
\hline \text { High School or Less } & 3594 & 2729 & 6323 \
\text { Bachelor's Degree } & 3245 & 3652 & 6897 \
\text { Master's Degree } & 566 & 401 & 967 \
\text { Ph.D. } & 63 & 42 & 105 \
\hline \text { Total } & 7468 & 6824 & 14,292
\end{array}$
A person is selected at random. Compute the probability that the person is female and has a bachelor's degree.
A)0.229
B)0.538
C)0.963
D)0.257

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The probability that a randomly selected person is female and has a bachelor's degree is calculated by dividing the number of females with a bachelor's degree by the total number of participants. There are 3652 females with a bachelor's degree out of a total of 14,292 participants, so the probability is $3652 / 14292 = 0.2556$, which rounds to 0.257.

A Poll Was Taken of 14,972 Working Adults Aged 40-70