Probability of a specific event


A class of statistics students was asked, "Regarding your weight, do you think you are: about right, overweight, or underweight?" The following table displays the results by gender.

 

Perception about Weight

Gender

About Right

Overweight

Underweight

Total

Female

87

39

3

129

Male

64

3

16

83

Total

151

42

19

212

Event A: the student is a female

Event B: the student is male whose weight perception's "about right"

Event C: The student whose weight perception is either "overweight" or "underweight"

a. What is the probability of Event A? Set up calculation

b.   What is the probability of Event B? Set up calculation

c.   What is the probability of Event C? Set up calculation

d.   Are Events A and B mutually exclusive? Explain.

e.   Are Events B and C mutually exclusive? Explain.

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