A Poll Was Taken of 14,972 Working Adults Aged 40-70

question 35

Multiple Choice

A poll was taken of 14,972 working adults aged 40-70 to determine their level of education. The participants were classified by sex and by level of education. The results were as follows
$\begin{array} { c c c c } \hline \text { Education Level } & \text { Male } & \text { Female } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { High School or Less } & 3594 & 2729 & 6323 \\\text { Bachelor's Degree } & 3245 & 3652 & 6897 \\\text { Master's Degree } & 566 & 401 & 967 \\\text { Ph.D. } & 63 & 42 & 105 \\\hline \text { Total } & 7468 & 6824 & 14,292\end{array}$
A person is selected at random. Compute the probability that the person is female and has a bachelor's degree.

• A)0.229
• B)0.538
• C)0.963
• D)0.257

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