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\'eurary 4. The table shows the results of a survey in which 28,295 adults were

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'eurary 4. The table shows the results of a survey in which 28,295 adults were asked whether they had a cold or the flu on the previous day. (Adapted from Gallup) Colds Flu Neither Total 526 153 4,980 5,659 Nonsmoker 1,494 430 20,712 22,636 2,020 583 25,692 28.295 Smoker Total A person is selected at random from the sample. Find the probability of each event. (a) The person had a cold (b) The person had a cold or the flu (c) The person had neither illness, given that the person is a smoker (d) The person had neither illness, given that the person is a nonsmoker (e) The person is a smoker, given that the person had the flu (f) The person had the flu or is a nonsmoker (g) The person had a cold and is a smoker

Explanation / Answer

'eurary 4. The table shows the results of a survey in which 28,295 adults were asked whether they had a cold or the flu on the previous day. (Adapted from Gallup) Colds Flu Neither Total 526 153 4,980 5,659 Nonsmoker 1,494 430 20,712 22,636 2,020 583 25,692 28.295 Smoker Total A person is selected at random from the sample. Find the probability of each event. (a) The person had a cold (b) The person had a cold or the flu (c) The person had neither illness, given that the person is a smoker (d) The person had neither illness, given that the person is a nonsmoker (e) The person is a smoker, given that the person had the flu (f) The person had the flu or is a nonsmoker (g) The person had a cold and is a smoker