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A researcher surveyed 200 adults selected at random from the city of Aldley and 300 adults selected at random from the suburbs of Aldley. Each person surveyed was asked whether he or she owns a car. Some of the results are shown in the partially completed table below.

The researcher found that an adult surveyed in the suburbs of Aldley is twice as likely to own a car as an adult surveyed in the city of Aldley. Of the following, which could be the value of x ?

  1. 120
  2. 160
  3. 210
  4. 240

The correct answer is: 240


    HINT :- The researcher found that the suburbs of Aldley is twice likely to own a car as an adult surveyed in the city of Aldley .This implies that  the probability of suburbs of Aldley having a car is twice the probability of adult of  city of Aldley owning a car.
    The  probability of suburbs of Aldley having a car is twice the probability of an adult in the city of Aldley owning a car.
    Step 1:- find the  probability of suburbs of Aldley having a car
    No.of suburbs of Aldley having a car = x
    Total no.of suburbs of Aldley = 300
    Probability = x over 300.
    Step 2:-find the  probability of an adult in city of Aldley having a car
    No.of adult in city of Aldley having a car = 80
    Total no.of adult in city of Aldley  = 200
    Probability = 80 over 200.
    Step 3:- equating both the probabilities
    x over 300 equals 2 open parentheses 80 over 200 close parentheses not stretchy rightwards double arrow x over 3 equals 2 open parentheses 80 over 2 close parentheses not stretchy rightwards double arrow x equals 80 cross times 3
    x = 240
    No. of suburbs of Aldley having a car = x = 240.

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