Question

At joe’s restaurant, one fourth of the patrons are males and one fifth of the patrons are from out of town. What proportion would you expect to be a male and out of town?

Answer 1

Hey!

The probability of being a male is $\frac{1}{4}$. The probability of being from out of town is $\frac{1}{5}$.

Multiply both probabilities:

$\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{1}{5} = \frac{1}{20}$

Your answer is $\frac{1}{20}$

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