Probability related to favor of or against cloning


Question: A group of 2000 randomly selected adults were asked if they are in favor of or against cloning. The following table gives the responses.
             ln Favor    Against   No Option

Male        395            405        100
Panic       300            680        120

a. If one person is selected at random from these 2000 adults, find the probability that this person is:

i. in favor of cloning
ii. against cloning
iii. in favor of cloning given the person is a female
iv. a male given the person has no opinion

b. Are the events "male" and "in favor" mutually exclusive? What about the events "in favor" and "against"? Why or why not?

c. Are the events "female" and "no opinion" independent? Why or why not?

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