Question

tim joined a book club to spend more quality time with his cousin. at the first meeting, club members recorded how many hours a week they typically read and whether they preferred e - readers or paperback books. what is the probability that a randomly selected club member reads about 1 hour per week and prefers paperback books? simplify any fractions.

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total number of club members

Add all the values in the table: \(6 + 3+2 + 6=17\)

Step2: Find the number of members who read about 1 hour per week and prefer paperback books

From the table, the value is \(3\)

Step3: Calculate the probability

Probability \(P=\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}\), so \(P = \frac{3}{17}\)

Answer:

\(\frac{3}{17}\)