Question

If the selected consumer is 70 years old, what is the probability that he/she likes crunchicles

Answer 1

Answer:

The probability that a selected consumer, given that is 70 years old, likes Crunchicles is 12.78%.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is incomplete:

Three hundred consumers were surveyed about a new brand of snack food, Crunchicles. Their age groups and preferences are given in the table.

                           18–24 25–34 35–55 55 and over Total

Liked Crunchicles   4       9       3 23                  39

Disliked Crunchicles 5        27      28 64              124

No Preference         7        27          10 93                 137

Total                        16        63      41 180            300

One consumer from the survey is selected at random. If the selected consumer is 70 years old, what is the probability that he/she likes crunchicles .

If the consumer is 70 years old is included in the category "55 and over" from this survey. There are 180 subjects in that category.

The number that likes Crunchicles and are 55 and over is 23.

If we calculate the probability as the relative frequency, we have:

$P(\text{L }|\text{ 55+})=\dfrac{P(\text{L \& 55+})}{P(5\text{5+})}=\dfrac{23}{180}=0.1278$

L: Likes Crunchicles.

The probability that a selected consumer, given that is 70 years old, likes Crunchicles is 12.78%.