7.
According to data from the National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey, 33% of white, 49.6% of
black, 43% of Hispanic, and 8.9% of Asian women are obese. In
a representative town, 48% of women are white, 19% are black, 26%
are Hispanic, and the remaining 7% are Asian. Assume that
individuals are only allowed to associate with a predominant
category (e.g. cannot be in two or more categories).
What is the probability the next woman to be surveyed in this
town is Hispanic?
Group of answer choices
0.26 or 26%
0.15 or 15%
0.74 or 74%
0.85 or 85%