A Survey Asked 33,347 Homeowners How Many Pets They Owned

question 79

Multiple Choice

A survey asked 33,347 homeowners how many pets they owned. The results were as followed
$\begin{array} { c c } \hline \text { Number of Pets } & \text { Number of Homeowners } \\\hline 0 & 5440 \\1 & 10,506 \\2 & 10,193 \\3 & 5751 \\4 \text { or more } & 1457 \\\hline \text { Total } & 33,347\end{array}$
Assume this is a simple random sample of homeowners. Use the Empirical Method to estimate the probability that a homeowner has at least one pet

• A)0.837
• B)0.195
• C)0.163
• D)0.805

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