Find the probability of selecting case to examine crime


The Wood County sheriff classifies crimes by age (in years) of the criminal and whether the crime is violent or nonviolent.  As shown below, a total of 150 crimes were reported by the sheriff last year.

 

Under 20

20 to 40

40 or older

Total

Violent

27

41

14

82

Nonviolent

12

34

22

68

Total

39

75

36

150

a. What is the probability of selecting a case to analyze and finding it involved a violent crime?

b. What is the probability of selecting a case to analyze and finding the crime was committed by someone less than 40 years old?

c. What is the probability of selecting a case that involved a violent crime or an offender less than 20 years old?

d. Given that the violent crime is selected for analysis, what is the probability the crime was committed by a person under 20 years old?

e. Two crimes are selected by Judge Tybo.  What is the probability both are violent crimes?

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