Answer: probability = 0.506
Step-by-step explanation:
The data we have is:
Total people: 205 + 160 + 40 = 405
prefer cats: 205
prefer dogs: 160
neither: 40
The probability that a person chosen at random prefers cats is equal to the number of people that prefer cats divided the total number of people:
p = 205/405 = 0.506
in percent form, this is 50.6%
