Assume that these proportions are representative of adult


USA Today (June 6, 2000) gave information on seat belt usage by gender. The proportions in the following table are based on a survey of a large number of adult men and women in the United States.

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Assume that these proportions are representative of adult Americans and that an adult American is selected at random.

a. What is the probability that the selected adult regularly uses a seat belt?

b. What is the probability that the selected adult regularly uses a seat belt given that the individual selected is male?

c. What is the probability that the selected adult does not use a seat belt regularly given that the selected individual is female?

d. What is the probability that the selected individual is female given that the selected individual does not use a seat belt regularly?

e. Are the probabilities from Parts (c) and (d) equal? Write a couple of sentences explaining why this is so.

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