The Manager of a Used Car Lot Took Inventory of the Automobiles

question 81

Multiple Choice

The manager of a used car lot took inventory of the automobiles on his lot and constructed the following tablebased on the age of his car and its make (foreign or domestic) . A car was randomly selected from the lot. Giventhat the car selected was a foreign car, what is the probability that it was older than 2 years? Age of Car (inyears) $\begin{array}{r|cccc|c}{\text { Make }} & 0-2 & 3-5 & 6-10 & \text { over 10 } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Foreign } & 42 & 22 & 15 & 21 & 100 \\\text { Domestic } & 41 & 20 & 13 & 26 & 100 \\\hline \text { Total } & 83 & 42 & 28 & 47 & 200\end{array}$

• A) \(\frac { 29 } { 50 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 21 } { 50 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 58 } { 117 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 14 } { 39 }\)

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