In a particular community, 4,000 of the adults are married, 2,000 have never been married, 2,000 are divorced, and 2,000 are widowed. If a sociologist were conducting a survey in this community and telephoned an adult at random:
a. What is the probability that this person would be divorced or widowed?
What will be an ideal response?
a. .4; b. .6.
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A) Catholics B) Muslims C) Protestants D) Jews
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What will be an ideal response?
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