People at the state fair were surveyed about which type of lemonade they preferred. The results are shown below. Pink lemonade: 156 males, 72 females Yellow lemonade: 104 males, 48 females The events "prefers pink lemonade" and "female" are independent because P(pink lemonade | female) = P(pink lemonade) = 0.6. P(female | pink lemonade ) = P(pink lemonade) = 0.3. P(pink lemonade | female) = 0.3 and P(pink lemonade) = 0.6. P(female | pink lemonade ) = 0.3 and P(pink lemonade) = 0.6.

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Answer:

[tex]P(pink) = P(pink |\ female) = 0.6[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

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[tex]\begin{array}{ccc}{} & {Male} & {Female} & {Pink} & {156} & {72} \ \\ {Yellow} & {104} & {48} \ \end{array}[/tex]

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Why [tex]prefers\ pink\ lemonade[/tex] and [tex]female[/tex] are independent

First, calculate [tex]P(pink |\ female)[/tex]

This is calculated as:

[tex]P(pink |\ female) = \frac{n(pink\ \&\ female)}{n(female)}[/tex]

[tex]P(pink |\ female) = \frac{72}{48+72}[/tex]

[tex]P(pink |\ female) = \frac{72}{120}[/tex]

[tex]P(pink |\ female) = 0.6[/tex]

Next, calculate [tex]P(pink)[/tex]

[tex]P(pink) = \frac{n(pink)}{n(Total)}[/tex]

[tex]P(pink) = \frac{156 + 72}{156 + 72 + 104 + 48}[/tex]

[tex]P(pink) = \frac{228}{380}[/tex]

[tex]P(pink) = 0.6[/tex]

So, we have:

[tex]P(pink) = P(pink |\ female) = 0.6[/tex]

Hence, they are independent

Answer:

P(pink lemonade | female) = P(pink lemonade) = 0.6.

Step-by-step explanation:

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