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A survey questioned 1000 people regarding raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 21. Of...

A survey questioned 1000 people regarding raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 21. Of the 530 who favored raising the age, 340 were female. Of the 470 who expressed opposition, 190 were female. (Enter your probabilities as fractions.)

(a) What is the probability that a person selected at random is a female?


(b) What is the probability that a person selected at random favors raising the age if the person is a woman?

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