Questions: In an experiment, college students were given either four quarters or a 1 bill and they could either keep the money or spend it on gum. The results are summarized in the table. Complete parts (a) through (c) below.
Purchased Gum Kept the Money
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Students Given Four Quarters 25 16
Students Given a 1 Bill 13 32
a. Find the probability of randomly selecting a student who spent the money, given that the student was given four quarters.
The probability is
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
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In an experiment, college students were given either four quarters or a $\$ 1$ bill and they could either keep the money or spend it on gum. The results are summarized in the table. Complete parts (a) through (c) below.
\begin{tabular}{c|c|c}
\hline & Purchased Gum & Kept the Money \\
\hline Students Given Four Quarters & 25 & 16 \\
\hline Students Given a \$1 Bill & 13 & 32 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
a. Find the probability of randomly selecting a student who spent the money, given that the student was given four quarters.
The probability is $\square$
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Identify the row corresponding to the given condition
The row for the condition 'Students Given Four Quarters' is found.
Step 2: Sum the counts in this row to find the total occurrences under this condition
Total occurrences under the condition 'Students Given Four Quarters': 41
Step 3: Identify the count for the specific outcome under the given condition
Count for the outcome 'Purchased Gum' under the condition 'Students Given Four Quarters': 25
Step 4: Calculate the conditional probability
Conditional probability of 'Purchased Gum' given 'Students Given Four Quarters': 0.61
Step 5: Round the result
Rounded conditional probability: 0.61
Final Answer:
The conditional probability of 'Purchased Gum' given 'Students Given Four Quarters' is approximately 0.61.