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The two-way table shows the number of books of each type in Eliza’s home.What is the probability that a randomly selected reference book is hardcover?

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0.25
B
0.4
C
0.6
D
0.75
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The two-way table shows the medal count for the top-performing countries in the 2012 Summer Olympics.Which statement is true?

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The probability that a randomly selected silver medal was awarded to Great Britain is .
Option A
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The probability that a randomly selected medal won by Russia was a bronze medal is .
Option B
C
The probability that a randomly selected gold medal was awarded to China is .
Option C
D
The probability that a randomly selected medal won by the United States was a silver medal is .
Option D
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Information about the students at Jackson High School is shown in the table.

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Out of the 352 eleventh graders at the school, 173 of them are girls.
B
Out of the 511 boys at the school, 150 of them are tenth graders.
C
Out of the 523 tenth graders at the school, 173 of them are boys.
D
Out of the 376 girls at the school, 182 of them are eleventh graders.
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A 5-column table has 4 rows. The first column has entries A, B, C, Total. The second column is labeled X with entries 45, 20, 25, 90. The third column is labeled Y with entries 30, 10, 35, 75. The fourth column is labeled Z with entries 60, 25, 50, 135. The fifth column is labeled Total with entries 135, 55 110, 300.

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C and Y are independent events because P(C∣Y) = P(Y).
B
C and Y are independent events because P(C∣Y) = P(C).
C
C and Y are not independent events because P(C∣Y) ≠ P(Y).
D
C and Y are not independent events because P(C∣Y) ≠ P(C).
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Information about the recycling drive at school is shown in the table. Let A be the event that the item pulled out of the recycling bin is a plastic bottle, and let B be the event that a tenth grader recycled that item.

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A and B are independent events because P(A∣B) = P(A).
B
A and B are independent events because P(A∣B) = P(B).
C
A and B are not independent events because P(A∣B) ≠ P(A).
D
A and B are not independent events because P(A∣B) ≠ P(B).
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Find P(Y|B) from the information in the table.

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A
0.2
B
0.3
C
0.4
D
0.5
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A 5-column table has 4 rows. The first column has entries A, B, C, Total. The second column is labeled X with entries 15, 5, 30, 50. The third column is labeled Y with entries 5, 8, 15, 28. The fourth column is labeled Z with entries 10, 7, 5, 22. The fifth column is labeled Total with entries 30, 20, 50, 100.

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A and X
B
A and Y
C
B and X
D
B and Y
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Information about a shipment of mirrors to a local store is shown.

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68
B
78
C
164
D
208
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The two-way table shows the number of houses on the market in the Castillos’ price range.What is the probability that a randomly selected house with 2 bathrooms has 3 bedrooms?

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0.2
B
0.4
C
0.6
D
0.8
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For the soccer banquet, the players and their family members selected their favorite main dish and side dish. Of the 39 people who chose chicken as the main dish, 18 wanted potatoes. Of the 32 people who chose rice as a side dish, 6 chose fish as a main dish. A total of 8 people chose a vegetarian meal with potatoes, and a total of 10 people chose fish as their main dish.

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A 5-column table has 3 rows. The first column has entries Rice, Potatoes, Total. The second column is labeled Chicken with entries 18, 21, 39. The third column is labeled Fish with entries 4, 6, 10. The fourth column is labeled Vegetarian with entries 8, 5, 13. The fifth column is labeled total with entries 30, 32, 62.
Option A
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A 5-column table has 3 rows. The first column has entries Rice, Potatoes, Total. The second column is labeled Chicken with entries 21, 18, 39. The third column is labeled Fish with entries 6, 4, 10. The fourth column is labeled Vegetarian with entries 5, 8, 13. The fifth column is labeled total with entries 32, 30, 62.
Option B
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A 5-column table has 3 rows. The first column has entries Rice, Potatoes, Total. The second column is labeled Chicken with entries 14, 18, 32. The third column is labeled Fish with entries 6, 4, 10. The fourth column is labeled Vegetarian with entries 19, 8, 27. The fifth column is labeled total with entries 39, 30, 69.
Option C
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A 5-column table has 3 rows. The first column has entries Rice, Potatoes, Total. The second column is labeled Chicken with entries 18, 14, 32. The third column is labeled Fish with entries 4, 6, 10. The fourth column is labeled Vegetarian with entries 8, 19, 27. The fifth column is labeled total with entries 30, 39, 69.
Option D

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