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The two-way table shows the distribution of gender to favorite genre of movies.

| | Comedy | Horror | Drama | Action | Total |
|-------|--------|--------|-------|--------|-------|
| M | 36 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 96 |
| F | 54 | 22 | 24 | 44 | 144 |
| Total | 90 | 38 | 40 | 72 | 240 |

Which statement is true?

A. The probability of randomly selecting a student who has a favorite genre of drama and is also female is about 17 percent.
B. Event F for female and event D for drama are independent events.
C. The probability of randomly selecting a male student whose favorite genre is horror is [tex]\( \frac{16}{96} \)[/tex].
D. Event M for male and event A for action are independent events.


Sagot :

Let's go through each statement one by one and determine their accuracy based on the provided two-way table of gender and favorite genre.

### Statement 1:
The probability of randomly selecting a student who has a favorite genre of drama and is also female is about 17 percent.

To find the probability of selecting a female student whose favorite genre is drama, we use the following formula:
[tex]\[ P(\text{Female and Drama}) = \frac{\text{Number of Females who like Drama}}{\text{Total Population}} \][/tex]

From the table, the number of females who like drama is 24 and the total population is 240. Therefore:
[tex]\[ P(\text{Female and Drama}) = \frac{24}{240} = 0.1 \][/tex]
To convert this probability to a percentage:
[tex]\[ 0.1 \times 100 = 10\% \][/tex]

This means the probability is 10 percent, not 17 percent. So, this statement is false.

### Statement 2:
Event [tex]\( F \)[/tex] for female and event [tex]\( D \)[/tex] for drama are independent events.

To determine if the events are independent, we need to check if:
[tex]\[ P(F \text{ and } D) = P(F) \times P(D) \][/tex]
Where:
- [tex]\( P(F) \)[/tex] is the probability of selecting a female,
- [tex]\( P(D) \)[/tex] is the probability of selecting someone whose favorite genre is drama,
- [tex]\( P(F \text{ and } D) \)[/tex] is the joint probability of both events occurring together.

From the table:
[tex]\[ P(F) = \frac{\text{Number of Females}}{\text{Total Population}} = \frac{144}{240} = 0.6 \][/tex]
[tex]\[ P(D) = \frac{\text{Number of People who like Drama}}{\text{Total Population}} = \frac{40}{240} = 0.1667 \][/tex]
[tex]\[ P(F \text{ and } D) = \frac{24}{240} = 0.1 \][/tex]

Now, let's calculate [tex]\( P(F) \times P(D) \)[/tex]:
[tex]\[ 0.6 \times 0.1667 = 0.10002 \approx 0.1 \][/tex]

So, [tex]\( P(F \text{ and } D) \neq P(F) \times P(D) \)[/tex], which implies the events are not independent. Therefore, this statement is false.

### Statement 3:
The probability of randomly selecting a male student whose favorite genre is horror is [tex]\(\frac{15}{240}\)[/tex].

To find this probability, we use the formula:
[tex]\[ P(\text{Male and Horror}) = \frac{\text{Number of Males who like Horror}}{\text{Total Population}} \][/tex]

From the table:
[tex]\[ P(\text{Male and Horror}) = \frac{16}{240} = 0.0667 \][/tex]

Given probability in the statement is:
[tex]\[ \frac{15}{240} = 0.0625 \][/tex]

Since [tex]\( 0.0667 \neq 0.0625 \)[/tex], this statement is false.

### Statement 4:
Event [tex]\( M \)[/tex] for male and event [tex]\( A \)[/tex] for action are independent events.

To determine if the events are independent, we need to check if:
[tex]\[ P(M \text{ and } A) = P(M) \times P(A) \][/tex]
Where:
- [tex]\( P(M) \)[/tex] is the probability of selecting a male,
- [tex]\( P(A) \)[/tex] is the probability of selecting someone whose favorite genre is action,
- [tex]\( P(M \text{ and } A) \)[/tex] is the joint probability of both events occurring together.

From the table:
[tex]\[ P(M) = \frac{\text{Number of Males}}{\text{Total Population}} = \frac{96}{240} = 0.4 \][/tex]
[tex]\[ P(A) = \frac{\text{Number of People who like Action}}{\text{Total Population}} = \frac{72}{240} = 0.3 \][/tex]
[tex]\[ P(M \text{ and } A) = \frac{28}{240} = 0.1167 \][/tex]

Now, let's calculate [tex]\( P(M) \times P(A) \)[/tex]:
[tex]\[ 0.4 \times 0.3 = 0.12 \][/tex]

So, [tex]\( P(M \text{ and } A) \neq P(M) \times P(A) \)[/tex], which implies the events are not independent. Therefore, this statement is false.

### Conclusion:
All the statements provided are false based on the given data.