Question

the following table represents the highest educational attainment of all adult residents in a certain town. in a certain town, if an adult is chosen randomly from the town, what is the probability that they have a high school degree or some college, but have no college degree? round your answer to the nearest thousandth.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify relevant groups

"High school only" and "Some college" have no college degree.

Step2: Sum their totals

Total no college degree = 3490 + 4998 = 8488

Step3: Get total adults

Total adults = 16545

Step4: Calculate probability

Probability = $\frac{8488}{16545} \approx 0.81$

Answer:

0.81