The Following Distribution Table Represents Preferences for Two Types of Cereals

question 131

Multiple Choice

The following distribution table represents preferences for two types of cereals by 2000 boys and
Girls.
Find the probability that an individual selected at random will be a boy and prefer Fruity cereal.

• A) 500/1,000
• B) 500/2,000
• C) 1,200/2,000
• D) 500/1,200

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Definitions:

Percentage

A proportion or share in a larger whole, expressed as a fraction of 100.

Accept

To receive willingly something that is offered or to agree to the reality of a situation.

Theory

A different way to describe theories; it's a coherent group of propositions formulated to explain a group of facts or phenomena.

Natural Selection

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring, driving evolutionary change.