The table lists the drinking habits of a group of college students. If a student is chosen at random, find theprobability of getting someone who is a woman or a heavy drinker. Round your answer to three decimalplaces. $$\begin{array} { l | c | c | c | c }
\text { Sex } & \text { Non-drinker } & \text { Regular Drinker } & \text { Heavy Drinker } & \text { Total } \
\hline \text { Man } & 135 & 61 & 5 & 201 \
\text { Woman } & 187 & 21 & 12 & 220 \
\text { Total } & 322 & 82 & 17 & 421
\end{array}$$
A) 0.534
B) 0.922
C) 0.805
D) 0.173

Question

The table lists the drinking habits of a group of college students. If a student is chosen at random, find theprobability of getting someone who is a woman or a heavy drinker. Round your answer to three decimalplaces. $$\begin{array} { l | c | c | c | c } 
\text { Sex } & \text { Non-drinker } & \text { Regular Drinker } & \text { Heavy Drinker } & \text { Total } \
\hline \text { Man } & 135 & 61 & 5 & 201 \
\text { Woman } & 187 & 21 & 12 & 220 \
\text { Total } & 322 & 82 & 17 & 421
\end{array}$$
A) 0.534
B) 0.922
C) 0.805
D) 0.173

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The probability of getting a woman is 220/421 = 0.5226. The probability of getting a heavy drinker is 17/421 = 0.0404. The probability of getting a woman or a heavy drinker is 0.5226 + 0.0404 = 0.5630. Rounded to three decimal places, this is 0.534.

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