The Following Table Shows the Results of a Survey of 340

question 70

Multiple Choice

The following table shows the results of a survey of 340 authors by a (fictitious) publishing company: $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \begin{array} { l } \text { New } \\\text { Authors }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Established } \\\text { Authors }\end{array} &{ \text { Total } } \\\hline \text { Successful } & 40 & 20 & 60 \\\hline \text { Unsuccessful } & 110 & 170 & 280 \\\hline \text { Total } & 150 & 190 & 340 \\\hline\end{array}$$ An author is chosen at random.
Compute the estimated probability of the event that the author is unsuccessful and new.

• A) \(\frac { 11 } { 34 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 1 } { 2 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 23 } { 34 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 11 } { 15 }\)
• E) \(\frac { 4 } { 15 }\)

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