MAT 107 – Quiz #2 1. 205 randomly selected students from a certain community college
were asked a question “With whom do you find it easier to make
friends?” Possible responses were ‘opposite sex’, ‘same sex’, and
‘no difference'. The students were also categorized as male or
female. The following table records the data collected.
Opposite Sex Same Sex No Difference Total
Female 58
16
63 137
Male 15
13
40 68
Total 73
29
205
103
a) What is the probability that a randomly selected student would say
that it is easier to make friends with the opposite sex?
b) What proportion of male students answered that it is easier to
make friends with the opposite sex?