Question

The table gives the results of a survey of 1000 people about reducing industries' carbon emissions. Favor Oppose No Opinion TotalDemocrat 320 150 50 520Republican 125 345 10 480Total 445 495 60 1000If the group surveyed represents the people of the United States, what is the probability that a citizen selected at random will favor reducing industries' carbon emissions, given that the person is a Republican? (Enter your probability as a fraction.)

Answer 1

1 / 8

Explanation:

Given the data

_____Favor __Oppose__ No Opinion__Total

Demo 320___ 150 ______50 _______ 520

Repub 125___ 345 _____ 10 _________480

Total 445 ___495 ______60 ________ 1000

what is the probability that a citizen selected at random will favor reducing industries' carbon emissions, given that the person is a Republica

From the table provided :

n(favor n republican) / n(Total)

Number of republican who are in favor = 125

Total number of persons = 1000

Hence,

125 / 1000

= 1/8