A survey of 1085 adults was asked Do you enjoy shopping for

A survey of 1085 adults was asked, \"Do you enjoy shopping for clothing for yourself?\" The results indicated that 51% of the females enjoyed shopping for clothing for themselves as compared to

44% of the males. Suppose that the results indicated that of

540 males, 237 answered yes. Of 545 females, 277 answered yes. Construct a contingency table to evaluate the probabilities. Complete parts(a) through(d).

D. What is the probability that a respondent chosen at random is a male or a female?

Solution

P(male or female) = 1 because each contestant is either male or female, 540 + 545 = 1085