Answer :
Final answer:
To find the probability that a person chosen from the group is a woman or someone who is overweight, we need to add the probabilities of being a woman and being overweight and then subtract the probability of being both a woman and overweight. The probability is 0.72.
Explanation:
To find the probability that a person chosen from the group is a woman or someone who is overweight, we need to add the probabilities of being a woman and being overweight and then subtract the probability of being both a woman and overweight.
Probability of being a woman = number of women / total number of adults = 30 / 50 = 0.6
Probability of being overweight = (number of overweight women + number of overweight men) / total number of adults = (12 + 6) / 50 = 0.36
Probability of being both a woman and overweight = number of overweight women / total number of adults = 12 / 50 = 0.24
Therefore, the probability that a person chosen from the group is a woman or someone who is overweight is:
0.6 + 0.36 - 0.24 = 0.72