The two-way frequency table shows the results of a survey of a certain forest. Find the probability that a randomly chosen tree will be a California redwood tree taller than 300 ft. Round to the nearest thousandth. Trees in Forest Height of 300 ft Over Under Totals California Redwood 25 280 305 Giant Sequoia 35 270 305 Totals 60 550 610.

A. 0.459

B. 0.082

C. 0.417

D. 0.041

Question

The two-way frequency table shows the results of a survey of a certain forest. Find the probability that a randomly chosen tree will be a California redwood tree taller than 300 ft. Round to the nearest thousandth. Trees in Forest Height of 300 ft Over Under Totals California Redwood	25 280 305 Giant Sequoia 35 270 305 Totals 60 550 610.

	 A. 0.459	

B. 0.082	

C. 0.417	

D. 0.041

kropot72 · Answer

Total number of both varieties of tree = 610
Number of Cal Redwoods over 300 ft = 25
P(Redwood>300') = 25/610
Can you calculate and choose correctly?

anonymous · Answer

What's the answer?

kropot72 · Answer

@ryanmwhite Just use a calculator to convert 25/610 to a decimal number and round the result up.

anonymous · Answer

so the answer is D