Question

Individuals who identify as male and female were surveyed regarding their diets.

Vegetarian
Pescatarian
Total
89
101
190
Male
Female
Total
Meat-eater
35
37
72
12
23
35
24
14
38
Vegan
18
27
45
What is the probability that a randomly selected person is a meat-eater? Round your
answer to the hundredths place.

Answer 1

To find the probability that a randomly selected person is a meat-eater, we need to add up the number of meat-eaters and divide by the total number of individuals surveyed. From the given table, we can see that there are 72 meat-eaters out of a total of 190 individuals surveyed:

Total meat-eater = 72

Total surveyed = 190

So the probability of selecting a meat-eater is:

P(meat-eater) = Total meat-eater / Total surveyed

P(meat-eater) = 72 / 190

P(meat-eater) = 0.38 (rounded to the hundredths place)

Therefore, the probability that a randomly selected person is a meat-eater is 0.38 or 38%.