Question

A political candidate wanted to understand what issues were important to their voters. They asked 1,999 voters, "Which issue is the most important: crime, city planning, or health care?" The results of the survey are shown in the two-way table below: Crime City Planning Health Care Male 118 239 458 Female 418 317 449 What is the probability that a person chosen at random from this survey is concerned about crime, given that they are male? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

              Crime      City       Health       Total
                           Planing     Care
Male       118         239          458          815
Female   418        317          449        1,184
Total       536        556          907        1,999  

Total Male: 118+239+458=815
Total Female: 418+317+449=1,184
Total Crime: 118+418=536
Total City Planning: 239+317=556
Total Healt Care: 458+449=907
Total: 815+1184=1,999=536+556+907

Probability that a person chosen at random from this survey is concerned about crime, given that they are male: P=?

P=118/815=0.144785276→P=0.1

Answer: The probability that a person chosen at random from this survey is concerned about crime, given that they are male is 0.1

Answer 2

              Crime      City       Health       Total
                           Planing     Care
Male       118         239          458          815
Female   418        317          449        1,184
Total       536        556          907        1,999  

Total Male: 118+239+458=815
Total Female: 418+317+449=1,184
Total Crime: 118+418=536
Total City Planning: 239+317=556
Total Healt Care: 458+449=907
Total: 815+1184=1,999=536+556+907

Probability that a person chosen at random from this survey is concerned about crime, given that they are male: P=?

P=118/815=0.144785276→P=0.1

Answer: The probability that a person chosen at random from this survey is concerned about crime, given that they are male is 0.1