Determine Whether the Events Are Mutually Exclusive If One of the 1073 People Is Randomly Selected, Find

question 156

Multiple Choice

Determine whether the events are mutually exclusive.
-The table below describes the smoking habits of a group of asthma sufferers. $$\begin{array} { r | c c c c c } & \text { Nonsmoker } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Occasional } \\\text { smoker }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Regular } \\\text { smoker }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Heavy } \\\text { smoker }\end{array} & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Men } & 433 & 42 & 71 & 37 & 583 \\\text { Women } & 326 & 47 & 78 & 39 & 490 \\\text { Total } & 759 & 89 & 149 & 76 & 1073\end{array}$$ If one of the 1073 people is randomly selected, find the probability that the person is a man or a heavy smoker.

• A)0.545
• B)0.580
• C)0.614
• D)0.487

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