Question

express the following probability as a simplified fraction and as a decimal.
if one person is selected from the population described in the table, find the probability that the person is widowed or has never married.
marital status of a certain population, ages 18 or older, in millions

	married	never married	divorced	widowed	total
male	69	36	11	4	120
female	70	35	16	8	129
total	139	71	27	12	249

express the probability as a simplified fraction.
p(widowed or never married) = \square
(type an integer or a simplified fraction.)
express the probability as a decimal.
p(widowed or never married) \approx \square
(round to two decimal places as needed.)

Explanation:

Step1: Identify relevant counts

Never married total: 71; Widowed total:12; Total population:249

Step2: Calculate union probability

Since mutually exclusive: $P = \frac{71 + 12}{249} = \frac{83}{249}$

Step3: Convert to decimal

$\frac{83}{249} \approx 0.33$

Answer:

$\frac{83}{249}$
0.33