Question

Forty-eight percent of all registered voters in a particular state prefer life in prison without parole over the death penalty for a person convicted of first degree murder. Among Latino registered voters in the state, 63% prefer life in prison without parole over the death penalty for a person convicted of first degree murder. 36.4% of all citizens in the state are Latino.

In this problem, let:

• C = Californians (registered voters) preferring life in prison without parole over the death penalty for a person convicted of first degree murder.
• L = Latino Californians Suppose that one Californian is randomly selected.

In words, what is C/L?

Answer 1

0.63

Explanation:

Given that:

`C \ = \ Californians \ (registered \ voters) \ preferrin g \ life \ in \ prison \ without \ parole \ over \ the \ death \\ penalty \ for \ a \ person \ convicted \ of \ first \ degree \ murder.`P(C) = 0.48

L = Latino Californians

P(L) = 0.364

∴

P(C/L) = 0.63