The Probability That a Person Is a College Graduate Is

question 67

Short Answer

The probability that a person is a college graduate is 0.34 and that he/she has high blood pressure is 0.13.Assuming that these two events are independent,the probability (to four decimal places)that a person selected at random is a college graduate and has high blood pressure is

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Definitions:

Endothermic Animals

Animals that are able to regulate their body temperature through internal mechanisms, regardless of the external environmental temperature.

Ectothermic Animals

Organisms that rely on external sources of heat to regulate their body temperature.

Vasoconstriction

The narrowing of blood vessels, which increases blood pressure by reducing the volume of space for blood flow.

Vasodilation

The dilation of blood vessels, which decreases blood pressure.