Question

A diner asked its customers, "did you cook dinner last night?" the results on the survey are shown in the table below: male female cooked dinner 315 289 did not cook dinner 156 489 what is the probability that one of the customers chosen from this survey was a male and cooked dinner?

Answer 1

Here is your answer,
315/1249

Answer 2

Answer:

The probability that one of the customers chosen from this survey was a male and cooked dinner is 0.25

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Given Data:

Number of Persons who Cooked the dinner =315, 289

Number of Persons who did not cook dinner =156, 489

To find the probability of male and female who cooked dinner:

Step 2:

Total number of persons is 315+289+156+489 = 1249 persons

Step 3:

To find the probability: (Divide the no. of males with the total number of persons.)

315/1249 = 0.2522 (Round the value)

=0.25