The owner of a restaurant serving continental style entrees was interested in studying ordering patterns of patrons from the friday to sunday weekend time period.records are maintained that indicated the demand for desert during the same time period. the owner decided to study two other variables, along with whether a desert was ordered. the gender of the individual and whether a beer entree was ordered. the results are as follows:
gender
desert ordered male female total
yes 96 40 136
no 224 240 464
total 320 280 600
beef entree
desert ordered yes no total
yes 71 65 136
no 116 348 464
total 187 413 600
a waiter approaches a table to take an order for desert. what is the probability that the first customer to order at the table
a. orders a desert
b. orders a deseret or has ordered a beef entree?
c. is a female and does not order a desert
d. is a female or does not order a desert
e. suppose the first person from whom the waiter takes the desert order is a female. what is the probability that she does not order desert?
f. are gender and ordering desert independent?
g. is ordering a beef entree independent of whether the person orders desert?