Find the Indicated Probability

question 159

Multiple Choice

Find the indicated probability.
-The table below describes the smoking habits of a group of asthma sufferers. If two different people are randomly selected from the 1005 subjects, find the probability that they are both women. Round to four decimal places.

• A) 0.000003984
• B) 0.1648
• C) 0.7517
• D) 0.2483

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Definitions:

Negative Correlation

A relationship between two variables where one variable increases as the other decreases, or vice versa.

Food Intake

The consumption of nutrition and calories through eating and drinking; an essential aspect of maintaining energy and health.

Hunger

The physical sensation or condition of wanting or needing to eat food.

Nurture

Refers to the environmental influences and factors that affect an individual's physical and psychological development.