The following joint probability table contains a breakdown on the age and gender of U.S. physicians in a recent year, as reported by the American Medical Association.     U.S. PHYSICIANS IN A RECENT YEAR     Age (Years)     < 35 35 - 44

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The following joint probability table contains a breakdown on the age and gender of U.S. physicians in a recent year, as reported by the American Medical Association.

   
U.S. PHYSICIANS IN A RECENT YEAR
   
Age (Years)
   
< 35
35 - 44
45 - 54
55 - 64
> 65
 
Gender
Male
0.11 0.20 0.19 0.10 0.18 0.78
Female
0.07 0.09 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.22
    0.18 0.29 0.22 0.12 0.19 1.00



a. What is the probability that one randomly selected physician is 35–44 years old? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 0.73.)
enter probability rounded to 2 decimal places

b. What is the probability that one randomly selected physician is both a woman and 45–54 years old? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 0.73.)
enter probability rounded to 2 decimal places

c. What is the probability that one randomly selected physician is a man or is 35–44 years old? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 0.73.)
enter probability rounded to 2 decimal places

d. What is the probability that one randomly selected physician is less than 35 years old or 55–64 years old? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 0.73.)
enter probability rounded to 2 decimal places

e. What is the probability that one randomly selected physician is a woman if she is 45–54 years old? (Round your answer to 4 decimal places, e.g. 0.7316.)
enter probability rounded to 4 decimal places

f. What is the probability that a randomly selected physician is neither a woman nor 55–64 years old? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 0.73.)
enter probability rounded to 2 decimal places

 

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