the 64 people who answered "yes" to a question, 6 were male. Of the 70 people that answered "no" to the question, 8 were male. If one person is selected at random from the group, what is the probability that the person answered "yes" or was male?

.104

0.582

To find the probability that a randomly selected person answered "yes" or was male, we need to determine the total number of people who fall into either category.

First, let's calculate the number of people who answered "yes" and are male. We know that out of 64 people who answered "yes," 6 were male. So, the number of males who answered "yes" is 6.

Next, let's calculate the number of people who answered "no" and are male. Out of 70 people who answered "no," 8 were male. So, the number of males who answered "no" is 8.

To find the total number of people who answered "yes" or were male, we need to add the number of males who answered "yes" to the number of males who answered "no."

Total number of people who answered "yes" or were male = Number of males who answered "yes" + Number of males who answered "no"
Total number of people who answered "yes" or were male = 6 + 8 = 14

Now, let's find the total number of people in the group. We know that there were 64 people who answered "yes" and 70 people who answered "no," so the total number of people is 64 + 70 = 134.

Therefore, the probability that a randomly selected person answered "yes" or was male is the ratio of the total number of people who fall into either category to the total number of people in the group.

Probability = (Total number of people who answered "yes" or were male) / (Total number of people in the group)
Probability = 14 / 134

So, the probability that the person answered "yes" or was male is approximately 0.104 or 10.4%.

Note: The calculations assume that nobody answered both "yes" and "no" to the question.

clearly that would be 72/134