A survey of families revealed that at a particular holiday meal, 51% of all families eat turkey, 30% eat ham, and 8% eat both turkey and ham. a. What is the probability that a randomly selected family had turkey but NOT ham at its holiday meal? b. What is the probability that a randomly selected family from those that had turkey, also had ham at its holiday meal? (Note the wording for this problem.) c. Are having turkey and having ham at the holiday meal independent events? Answer "yes" or "no," explain clearly, and include supporting calculations.

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A survey of families revealed that at a particular holiday meal, 51% of all families eat
turkey, 30% eat ham, and 8% eat both turkey and ham.
a. What is the probability that a randomly selected family had turkey but NOT ham
at its holiday meal?
b. What is the probability that a randomly selected family from those that had
turkey, also had ham at its holiday meal? (Note the wording for this problem.)
c. Are having turkey and having ham at the holiday meal independent events?
Answer "yes" or "no," explain clearly, and include supporting calculations.
Transcribed Image Text:A survey of families revealed that at a particular holiday meal, 51% of all families eat turkey, 30% eat ham, and 8% eat both turkey and ham. a. What is the probability that a randomly selected family had turkey but NOT ham at its holiday meal? b. What is the probability that a randomly selected family from those that had turkey, also had ham at its holiday meal? (Note the wording for this problem.) c. Are having turkey and having ham at the holiday meal independent events? Answer "yes" or "no," explain clearly, and include supporting calculations.
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