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A Poll Was Taken of 14,537 Working Adults Aged 40-70

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A poll was taken of 14,537 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.

 Education Level  Male  Female  Total  High School or Less 3,1992,7295,928 Bachelor’s Degree 3,8723,5387,410 Master’s Degree 5954821,077 Ph.D. 7151122 Total 7,7376,80014,537\begin{array} { c c c c } \hline \text { Education Level } & \text { Male } & \text { Female } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { High School or Less } & 3,199 & 2,729 & 5,928 \\\text { Bachelor's Degree } & 3,872 & 3,538 & 7,410 \\\text { Master's Degree } & 595 & 482 & 1,077 \\\text { Ph.D. } & 71 & 51 & 122 \\\hline \text { Total } & 7,737 & 6,800 & 14,537\end{array}

A person is selected at random. Compute the probability that the person is female and has a bachelor's degree.


A) 0.978
B) 0.520
C) 0.243
D) 0.266

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