Solve the problem. The table lists the drinking habits of a group of college students. If a student is chosen at random, find the probability of getting someone who is a woman or a heavy drinker. Round your answer to three decimal places. Sex | Non-drinker | Regular Drinker | Heavy Drinker | Total Man | 135 | 42 | 5 | 182 Woman | 187 | 21 | 7 | 215 Total | 322 | 63 | 12 | 397 0.929 0.123 0.841 0.554
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Step 1: Calculate the total number of women who are heavy drinkers by subtracting the 7 individuals who were mistakenly counted in both the women and heavy drinker columns: 215 (women) + 12 (heavy drinkers) - 7 = 220. Show more…
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