A survey has been made to determine whether the married couples choose similar or different personality types in their mates. Given the following data: Number of Similar Preferences Number of Married Couples All four 108 Three 59 Two 146 One 141 None 91 If a married couple is selected at random, the probability (to two decimal places) that they will have two personality preferences in common is a. 146 b. can not be determined c. 0.27 d. 0.73 e. 0.20
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