A cell phone company wants to predict the probability of a seventh grader in your city, City A, owning a cell phone. Records from another city, City B, indicate that of seventh graders own a cell phone.

a. Assuming the probability of a seventh grader owning a cell phone is similar for the two cities, estimate the probability that a randomly selected seventh grader from City A owns a cell phone.

b. According to the data, which of the following is more likely?

 a seventh-grade male owning a cell phone

 a seventh grader owning a cell phone Explain your choice.

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Preston Irwin

Mathematics

28 May, 23:07

A cell phone company wants to predict the probability of a seventh grader in your city, City A, owning a cell phone. Records from another city, City B, indicate that of seventh graders own a cell phone.

a. Assuming the probability of a seventh grader owning a cell phone is similar for the two cities, estimate the probability that a randomly selected seventh grader from City A owns a cell phone.

b. According to the data, which of the following is more likely?

 a seventh-grade male owning a cell phone

 a seventh grader owning a cell phone Explain your choice.

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Brodie · Answer 1

Well, I can't see the numberes if any

so I can only answer part b

a 7th grader male or a seventh grader

there are male and female 7th graders so thereefor there is a greater probaility of having a 7th grader of any gender than a 7th grader male