Conclusions from a Two-Way Table

The two-way table above gives information about the grades for the semester in Mrs. Hardcase’s English class.

Given that the grade is an A, what is the probability of the student being female?

• 8/20

• 12/20

• 8/44

• 12/56

The two-way table above gives information about the grades for the semester in Mrs. Hardcase’s English class.

Given that the grade is a B, what is the probability of the student being male?

• 6/15

• 9/15

• 6/56

• 9/44

The make-up of employees at a police station is shown in the table above:

What is the probability that a randomly selected employee is a chief?

• 1/100

• 2/100

• 1/33

• 1/67

The make-up of employees at a police station is shown in the table above:

What is the probability that a randomly selected employee is male and a sergeant?

• 8/13

• 8/33

• 8/67

• 8/100

Given that the grade is a B, what is the probability of the student being male?

• 6/15

• 9/15

• 6/56

• 9/44

What is the probability that a randomly selected student plays sports and does not participate in community service?

• .4444

• .3333

• .1484

• .3

Of the times when the forecast called for rain, what is the percentage that it actually rained?

• About 90%

• About 50%

• About 70%

• About 80%

What percent of people who bought no food purchased water?

• 14.3%

• 33.3%

• 5%

• 41.1%

Given the employee is a female, what is the probability of the employee being a chief?

• 1/2

• 1/33

• 1/67

• 1/100

The make-up of employees at a police station is shown in the table above:

Given the employee is an inspector, what is the probability the employee is male?

• 2/6

• 2/33

• 2/67

• 2/100