The table below describes the smoking habits of a group of asthma sufferers.
$\begin{array}{r|cccr}
& &\text { Light } & \text { Heavy }\
& \text { Nonsmoker } & \text { smoker } & \text { smoker } & \text { Total } \
\hline \text { Men } & 404 & 34 & 32 & 470 \
\text { Women } & 375 & 39 & 50 & 464 \
\text { Total } & 779 & 73 & 82 & 934
\end{array}$

If two different people are randomly selected from the 934 subjects, find the probability that they are both women. Round to four decimal places.
A) 0.2465
B) 0.000004645
C) 0.2468
D) 0.1612

Question

The table below describes the smoking habits of a group of asthma sufferers. 
$\begin{array}{r|cccr} 
& &\text { Light } & \text { Heavy }\
& \text { Nonsmoker } & \text { smoker } & \text { smoker } & \text { Total } \
\hline \text { Men } & 404 & 34 & 32 & 470 \
\text { Women } & 375 & 39 & 50 & 464 \
\text { Total } & 779 & 73 & 82 & 934
\end{array}$

If two different people are randomly selected from the 934 subjects, find the probability that they are both women. Round to four decimal places.
A) 0.2465
B) 0.000004645
C) 0.2468
D) 0.1612

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The probability of selecting a woman is 464/934. The probability of selecting two women is (464/934) * (464/934) = 0.2465 (rounded to four decimal places).

The Table Below Describes the Smoking Habits of a Group