The Table Shows the Number of College Students Who Prefer

question 32

Multiple Choice

The table shows the number of college students who prefer a given pizza topping. $$\begin{array} { r | r r r r } \text { toppings } & \text { freshman } & \text { sophomore } & \text { junior } & \text { senior } \\\hline \text { cheese } & 16 & 13 & 20 & 23 \\\text { meat } & 19 & 23 & 13 & 16 \\\text { veggie } & 13 & 16 & 19 & 23\end{array}$$ Find the empirical probability that a randomly selected junior prefers meat toppings.

• A)0.061
• B)0.250
• C)0.183
• D)0.279

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