question\nthe following table represents the highest educational attainment of all adult residents in a…

question\nthe following table represents the highest educational attainment of all adult residents in a certain town. if an adult is chosen randomly from the town, what is the probability that they have a high school degree or some college, but have no college degree? round your answer to the nearest thousandth.\n| | age 20 - 29 | age 30 - 39 | age 40 - 49 | age 50 & over | total |\n|--|--|--|--|--|--|\n| high school only | 1264 | 1109 | 352 | 2003 | 4728 |\n| some college | 1318 | 1027 | 1063 | 2554 | 5962 |\n| bachelors degree | 571 | 999 | 688 | 1225 | 3483 |\n| masters degree | 631 | 757 | 697 | 1323 | 3408 |\n| total | 3784 | 3892 | 2800 | 7105 | 17581 |

question\nthe following table represents the highest educational attainment of all adult residents in a certain town. if an adult is chosen randomly from the town, what is the probability that they have a high school degree or some college, but have no college degree? round your answer to the nearest thousandth.\n| | age 20 - 29 | age 30 - 39 | age 40 - 49 | age 50 & over | total |\n|--|--|--|--|--|--|\n| high school only | 1264 | 1109 | 352 | 2003 | 4728 |\n| some college | 1318 | 1027 | 1063 | 2554 | 5962 |\n| bachelors degree | 571 | 999 | 688 | 1225 | 3483 |\n| masters degree | 631 | 757 | 697 | 1323 | 3408 |\n| total | 3784 | 3892 | 2800 | 7105 | 17581 |

Answer

Explanation:

Step1: Find number of desired cases

Add number of high - school only and some college residents. $4728 + 5962=10690$

Step2: Find total number of cases

Total number of adult residents is 17581.

Step3: Calculate probability

Probability $P=\frac{\text{Number of desired cases}}{\text{Total number of cases}}$. $P = \frac{10690}{17581}\approx0.608$

Answer:

$0.608$