Men Have a Reputation for Not Wanting to Ask for Directions

question 47

Multiple Choice

Men have a reputation for not wanting to ask for directions. A Harris study conducted for Lincoln Mercury indicated that 42% of men and 61% of women would stop and ask for directions. The U.S. Census Bureau's 2012 population estimate was that for individuals 18 or over, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women. This exercise addresses this age group. A randomly chosen driver gets lost on a road trip. Determine the probability that the driver is a woman and stops to ask for directions.

• A) 0.518
• B) 0.420
• C) 0.316
• D) 0.390

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