SCENARIO 4-13 A Survey Is Taken Among Customers of a Fast-Food Restaurant

question 81

Short Answer

SCENARIO 4-13
A survey is taken among customers of a fast-food restaurant to determine preference for hamburger or
chicken. Of 200 respondents selected, 75 were children and 125 were adults. 120 preferred hamburger
and 80 preferred chicken. 55 of the children preferred hamburger.
-Referring to Scenario 4-13, assume we know that a person prefers chicken. The probability that
this individual is an adult is __________.

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