Question

children’s obesity the following information shows the percentage of children who are obese for 3 age groups:

age	percent
6-11	18.7
12-19	21.2

if a child is selected at random, find each probability.

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part 1 of 2

(a) if you select a 12-19 year old child, the child is obese.

the probability is %.

Explanation:

Step1: Understand the data

The table gives the percentage of obese children in each age group. For 12 - 19 year olds, the percent of obese children is 21.2.

Step2: Determine the probability

When we select a 12 - 19 year old child, the probability that the child is obese is equal to the percentage of obese children in that age group, which is given as 21.2.

Answer:

21.2