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  • Question: The following table summarizes data on smoking status and age group, and is consistent with summary quantities obtained in a poll published in a particulararticle.Assume that it is reasonable to consider these data as representative of the American adult population. Consider the chance experiment of randomly selecting anadult American. (Round your answers to

    The following table summarizes data on smoking status and age group, and is consistent with summary quantities obtained in a poll published in a particular
    article.
    Assume that it is reasonable to consider these data as representative of the American adult population. Consider the chance experiment of randomly selecting an
    adult American. (Round your answers to three decimal places.)
    (a) What is the probability that the selected adult is a smoker?
    (b) What is the probability that the selected adult is under 50 years of age?
    (c) What is the probability that the selected adult is a smoker who is 65 or older?
    (d) What is the probability that the selected adult is a smoker or is age 65 or older?
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