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c https/Mwww.webassign.net/web/student/Assignment-Responses/submit?dep 1370889BaQ5 7. O 3.1212.5 points l Previous Answers TanFin11 73.054. A poll was conducted among 250 residents of a city regarding O Ask Your Te decimal certain tougher gun-control laws. The results of the poll are shown in the table. (Enter your answers to three places.) Own Own own a Only a Only a Handgun own Handgun Rifle and a Rine Neither Total Favor Tougher Laws oppose Tougher Laws No opinion Total 51 (a) If one of the participants is selected at random, what is the probability that he or she favors tougher gun-control laws? (b) If one of the participants is selected at random, what is the probability that he or she owns a handgun? (c) If one of the participants is selected at random, what is the probability that he or she owns a handgun but not arte? (d) if one of the participants is selected at random, what is the probability that he or she favors tougher gun-control laws and does not own a handgun? show L13 section 5.1 pptx

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a)

150 favour toughers laws in a sample of 250

So probability would be :150/250=0.6

b)

Total 51+27=78 own a handgun out of 250 participants

SO we can expect the probablity to be

78/250=.312

c)

51 own only a handgun so required probabilty would be

51/250=0.204

d)

Number of people would favour tougher gun control laws =150

Number of people who do not own a handgun =135+15 (15 own a rifle not a handgun)

Hence required probablit would be 1

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