Question

the table shows the educational attainment of the population of a country, ages 25 and over, expressed in millions. find the probability that a randomly - selected person, aged 25 or over, has completed four years of high school only or some college, but less than four years.

	years of high school	years of college	total
male	14	33	19	23	89
female	13	28	24	25	90
total	27	61	43	48	179

the probability is
(type an integer or a simplified fraction.)

Explanation:

Step1: Identify favorable outcomes

The number of people who have completed four - years of high school only or some college (less than four years) is the sum of those who have 4 years of high school only and those who have some college (less than 4 years). So, \(61 + 43=104\).

Step2: Identify total outcomes

The total number of people in the population (aged 25 and over) is 179.

Step3: Calculate probability

The probability \(P\) of an event is given by the formula \(P=\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}\). So, \(P = \frac{104}{179}\).

Answer:

\(\frac{104}{179}\)