A Study of Consumer Smoking Habits Includes 162 People in the 18-22

question 29

Multiple Choice

A study of consumer smoking habits includes 162 people in the 18-22 age bracket (57 of whom smoke) , 127 people in the 23-30 age bracket (37 of whom smoke) , and 85 people in the 31-40 age bracket (20 of whom smoke) . If one person is randomly selected from this sample, find the probability of getting someone who is age 23-30 or smokes.

• A) 0.545
• B) 0.644
• C) 0.291
• D) 0.099

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