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Consider the sample space of all people living in the United States, and within

ID: 3074793 • Letter: C

Question

Consider the sample space of all people living in the United States, and within that sample space, the following two events.

=people who are college graduates=people who are unemployedA=people who are college graduatesB=people who are unemployed

Suppose the following statements describe probabilities regarding these two events. Which of the statements describe conditional probabilities? Select all that apply.

The probability is 4.1% that a college graduate is unemployed.

Twentysix point two percent of unemployed people are college graduates.

There is a 6.1% chance that a randomly chosen person is unemployed.

One point six percent of people living in the United States are unemployed college graduates.

Of people living in the United States, 39.4% are college graduates.

There is a 43.9% probability that a person is a college graduate or unemployed.

Explanation / Answer

The probability is 4.1% that a college graduate is unemployed.

Twenty-six point two percent of unemployed people are college graduates.