An insurance company has collected the following data on the gender and marital status of 400 customers. Suppose that a customer is selected at random. Is it more likely to be a single female or a single male? Determine the probabilities of each.
A) P(single male) = 25/240, P(single female) = 50/160, therefore more likely to be a single male
B) P(single male) = 25/400, P(single female) = 50/400, therefore more likely to be a single female.
C) P(single male) = 290/400, P(single female) = 185/400, therefore more likely to be a single male
D) P(single male) = P(single female) therefore equally likely

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An insurance company has collected the following data on the gender and marital status of 400 customers.  Suppose that a customer is selected at random. Is it more likely to be a single female or a single male? Determine the probabilities of each.
A) P(single male) = 25/240, P(single female) = 50/160, therefore more likely to be a single male 
B) P(single male) = 25/400, P(single female) = 50/400, therefore more likely to be a single female. 
C) P(single male) = 290/400, P(single female) = 185/400, therefore more likely to be a single male 
D) P(single male) = P(single female) therefore equally likely

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The Answer of An insurance company has collected the following data on the gender and marital status of 400 customers.  Suppose that a customer is selected at random. Is it more likely to be a single female or a single male? Determine the probabilities of each.
A) P(single male) = 25/240, P(single female) = 50/160, therefore more likely to be a single male 
B) P(single male) = 25/400, P(single female) = 50/400, therefore more likely to be a single female. 
C) P(single male) = 290/400, P(single female) = 185/400, therefore more likely to be a single male 
D) P(single male) = P(single female) therefore equally likely

An Insurance Company Has Collected the Following Data on the Gender