The table shows the popular votes cast in the U.S.A in the 1984 presidential election classified by region and political party.Data are in thousands,rounded to the nearest thousand. $\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|}
&&\text {Political Party }\
\hline \text { Region}& \text { Demo. } & \text { Repub. } & \text { Other } & \text { Total } \
\hline \text { Northeast } & 9046 & 11,336 & 101 & 20,483 \
\hline \text { Midwest } & 10,511 & 14,761 & 169 & 25,441 \
\hline \text { South } & 10,998 & 17,699 & 136 & 28,833 \
\hline \text { West } & 7022 & 10,659 & 214 & 17,895 \
\hline \text { Total } & 37,577 & 54,455 & 620 & 92,652 \
\hline
\end{array}$ Find the probability that a voter who lives in the Northeast voted Democrat.
A)0.406
B)0.098
C)0.558
D)0.442
E)0.241

Question

The table shows the popular votes cast in the U.S.A in the 1984 presidential election classified by region and political party.Data are in thousands,rounded to the nearest thousand. $\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|}
&&\text {Political Party }\
\hline  \text { Region}& \text { Demo. } & \text { Repub. } & \text { Other } & \text { Total } \
\hline \text { Northeast } & 9046 & 11,336 & 101 & 20,483 \
\hline \text { Midwest } & 10,511 & 14,761 & 169 & 25,441 \
\hline \text { South } & 10,998 & 17,699 & 136 & 28,833 \
\hline \text { West } & 7022 & 10,659 & 214 & 17,895 \
\hline \text { Total } & 37,577 & 54,455 & 620 & 92,652 \
\hline
\end{array}$ Find the probability that a voter who lives in the Northeast voted Democrat.
A)0.406
B)0.098
C)0.558
D)0.442
E)0.241

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The probability is calculated by dividing the number of Democratic votes in the Northeast by the total number of votes in the Northeast: 9046 / 20483 ≈ 0.442.

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