a.Use the data to compute the probability that an adult in the Tri-State region smokes. b.What is the probability of an adult in each state of the Tri-State region being a smoker? Which state in the Tri-State region has the lowest probability of an adult being a smoker?

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A Gallup Poll of U.S. adults indicated that Kentucky is the state with the highest percentage of smokers (Gallup.com, December 2015). Consider the following example data from the Tri-State region, an area that comprises northern Kentucky, southeastern Indiana, and southwestern Ohio.

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A Gallup Poll of U.S. adults indicated that
Kentucky is the state with the highest
percentage of smokers (Gallup.com,
December 2015). Consider the following
example data from the Tri-State region, an
area that comprises northern Kentucky,
southeastern Indiana, and southwestern Ohio.
state smoker non smoker
Kentucky 47 176
Indiana 32 134
Ohio 49 182
total 118 492
a.Use the data to compute the probability that
an adult in the Tri-State region smokes.
b.What is the probability of an adult in each
state of the Tri-State region being a smoker?
Which state in the Tri-State region has the
lowest probability of an adult being a smoker?
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Transcribed Image Text:19ISMART Prepaid ? 10:17 PM @ 33% v VI I. A Gallup Poll of U.S. adults indicated that Kentucky is the state with the highest percentage of smokers (Gallup.com, December 2015). Consider the following example data from the Tri-State region, an area that comprises northern Kentucky, southeastern Indiana, and southwestern Ohio. state smoker non smoker Kentucky 47 176 Indiana 32 134 Ohio 49 182 total 118 492 a.Use the data to compute the probability that an adult in the Tri-State region smokes. b.What is the probability of an adult in each state of the Tri-State region being a smoker? Which state in the Tri-State region has the lowest probability of an adult being a smoker? This problem has been solved! See the answer
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