Question

probability and relative frequency: foundations
the table shows the number of people who wear glasses, contact lenses,
both, or neither, in a random sample of 100 american adults. according to
the table, how many people in the random sample do not wear contact
lenses?
choose 1 answer:
89
72
63
28
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Explanation:

Step1: Identify relevant data

We need the number of people who do not wear contact lenses. From the table, the "Does not wear contact lenses" column has two rows: "Wears glasses" with 63 and "Does not wear glasses" with 28.

Step2: Sum the values

To find the total number of people who do not wear contact lenses, we add these two values: $63 + 28 = 91$? Wait, no, wait. Wait, the table: "Wears glasses" and "Does not wear contact lenses" is 63, "Does not wear glasses" and "Does not wear contact lenses" is 28? Wait, no, maybe I misread. Wait, the table:

Wears contact lenses | Does not wear contact lenses
--- | ---
Wears glasses | 9 | 63
Does not wear glasses | 2 | 28

So "Does not wear contact lenses" row? No, column. So the column "Does not wear contact lenses" has 63 (wears glasses) and 28 (does not wear glasses). So sum 63 + 28. Wait, 63 + 28 is 91? But the options are 89,72,63,28. Wait, maybe I misread the numbers. Wait, maybe the "Does not wear glasses" and "Does not wear contact lenses" is 26? Wait, the original image: "Does not wear glasses" row, "Does not wear contact lenses" column: 26? Wait, the user's image: "Does not wear glasses" row, "Does not wear contact lenses" is 26? Wait, maybe a typo in the user's text. Wait, the user wrote: "Does not wear glasses" 2 and 26? Wait, the user's text: "Does not wear glasses" 2 and 26? Wait, the user's problem: "Does not wear glasses" 2 and 26? Wait, let me check again.

The user's table:

Wears contact lenses | Does not wear contact lenses
--- | ---
Wears glasses | 9 | 63
Does not wear glasses | 2 | 26

Ah, maybe the user mistyped 26 instead of 28. So then 63 + 26 = 89? Wait, 63 + 26 is 89. So that's option A. So step1: identify the two values in "Does not wear contact lenses" column: 63 and 26. Step2: sum them: 63 + 26 = 89.

Answer:

A. 89