Question

use the following information to answer questions 4 - 5.
a researcher polled 90 vehicle owners about the type and age of their vehicles. the researchers results are shown in the table below.

a vehicle owner is randomly selected from the 90 vehicle owners in the researchers poll. what is the probability that this person owns an suv?

Explanation:

Step1: Find the total number of SUV owners

Add the number of SUVs from 2000 - 2009 and 2010 - 2016. So, \(5 + 5=10\)

Step2: Calculate the probability

The probability formula is \(P=\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}\). Here, the number of favorable outcomes (SUV owners) is \(10\) and the total number of outcomes (total vehicle owners) is \(90\). So, \(P = \frac{10}{90}=\frac{1}{9}\)

Answer:

\(\frac{1}{9}\)