Question TO( point) Drinks per Month Abstain 1-30 Over 30 Total Singlell6z 213 7

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Question TO( point) Drinks per Month Abstain 1-30 Over 30 Total Singlell6z 213 7 es174 354 Married411 631291173 Widowed851 143 Divorced27 590 60 15 102 9572251772 Total A national survey was conducted to obtain information on alcohol consumption among adults. The table shows the how the people surveyed categorized themselves. Suppose that these counts are proportionally correct with respect to all adults in this nation. We choose an adult at random. What is the probability that the adult is widowed and abstains from drinking? Write answer as an unreduced fraction or round to four decimal places Save

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Probability that the adult is widowed and abstains from drinking

= Number of people who are  widowed and abstains from drinking / Total number of people

= 85 / 1772

= 0.0480

Therefore 0.0480 is the required probability here.

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