Multiple choice

Pet Owners Who Have Only One Pet Dog Cat Total Male 60 40 100 Female 50 38 88 Total 110 78 188 If there were a randomly selected pet owner from the table above, what is the probability that they would be a male cat owner?

  1. 40/188

  2. 40/100

  3. 60/188

  4. 40/78
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Explanation

Total pet owners = 188. Male cat owners = 40. Probability = 40/188.

AI explanation

The probability of an event is calculated by dividing the number of favorable outcomes by the total number of possible outcomes. From the table, the number of male cat owners is 40, and the total number of pet owners surveyed is 188. Therefore, the probability of randomly selecting a male cat owner is 40 out of 188.

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