The table shows educational attainment of the U.S. population,ages 25 and over.
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The table shows educational attainment of the U.S. population,ages 25 and over. Use the data in the table, expressed in millions,to solve.
Educational Attainment, in Millions,
Of the U.S. Population, Ages 25 and Over
Less
Than 4
Years
High
School
4 Years
High
School
Only
Some
College
(Less
Than 4
Years)
4 Years
College
(or
More)
Total
Male
14
25
20
23
82
Female
15
31
24
22
92
Total
29
56
44
45
174
Find the probability that a randomly selected American, aged 25or over
Problem: has completed four years of High School only or is awoman?
(All answers should be kept in fractional format and in simplestform.)
Less
Than 4
Years
High
School
4 Years
High
School
Only
Some
College
(Less
Than 4
Years)
4 Years
College
(or
More)
Total
Male
14
25
20
23
82
Female
15
31
24
22
92
Total
29
56
44
45
174
Explanation / Answer
Problem: Find the probability that a randomly selected American,aged 25 or over has completed less than four years of high schoolonly or four years of high school only. Answer: 85 out of 174 people have done this.85/174 is the answer. You want to add the "Less than 4 years of HS" category to the "4years of HS only". Problem: has completed four years of High School only or is awoman? Answer: The wording gives the answer of 117/174(all the people with 4 years of HS only plus all of the females inthe other categories). But if they are wondering how many womencompleted only 4 years of HS, then the answer would be31/174.
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