The male and female guests attending Patricia's party were surveyed to see if they drove to the party or did not drive. The data is displayed in the table below.

Male

Female

Drove to the party
26 34

Did not drive to the party
34 116

If a guest is chosen at random from this group, what are the chances of choosing a guest who is male and did not drive to the party?

Question

The male and female guests attending Patricia's party were surveyed to see if they drove to the party or did not drive. The data is displayed in the table below.



 

Male

Female


Drove to the party
26 34 

Did not drive to the party
34 116 


If a guest is chosen at random from this group, what are the chances of choosing a guest who is male and did not drive to the party?

anonymous · Answer

Oh i see....26 Males 34 females drove
34 males 116 females didn't drive.

anonymous · Answer

Pr(Male who didn't drive) = Number of Males who didn't drive / Everybody
= 34 / (26 + 34 + 34 + 116) = 0.1619

mathmale · Answer

It'd help you a lot if you'd please draw a contingency table easier to read than this one is.

                          DTP             DNDTP           Totals
Male                   26                    34 
Female                34                   116
  Totals               60                    150    

How many males attended the party, total?
How many females?
Complete the table with this info.