A group of children visited a zoo during a pre-school celebration week. A sampling of children was asked if the zoo were to get one additional animal, would they prefer a lion or an elephant. The results of the survey follow:   Lion Elephant Total Boys 90 110 200 Girls 75 85 160 Total 165 195 360 If one child who was in the survey is selected at random, find the probability that:  A randomly selected child that prefers Lions is a Boy

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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A group of children visited a zoo during a pre-school celebration week. A sampling of children was asked if the zoo were to get one additional animal, would they prefer a lion or an elephant. The results of the survey follow:

 

Lion

Elephant

Total

Boys

90

110

200

Girls

75

85

160

Total

165

195

360

If one child who was in the survey is selected at random, find the probability that:

 A randomly selected child that prefers Lions is a Boy

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