The probability that black is the favorite color for those below 16 is
9/85 .
To find the probability that black is the favorite color for those below 16, you need to sum the number of people below 16 who chose black and divide it by the total number of people below 16.
From the table, you can see that for Age<16, the number of people who chose black is 9.
Now, add up the total number of people below 16:
9+0+9+0+49+18=85
Now, calculate the probability:
Probability = Number of people below 16 who chose black/ Total number of people below 16
Probability= 9/85
So, the probability that black is the favorite color for those below 16 is
9/85 .
Question
A company set up a kiosk in a local mall for several hours and asked randomly selected people which color cell phone cover was their favorite. The company collated the data in the following table by Age and favorite color. What is the probability that black is the favorite color for those below 16?
Age<15 Age16 22 17 9 49 18 9 50 3 10 7
White Black Lime Orange Red
9 109
0 9 194
0 49 85
18 100