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The Following Table Shows the Results of a Survey of 360

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The following table shows the results of a survey of 360 authors by a (fictitious) publishing company:  New  Authors  Established  Authors  Total  Successful 9010100 Unsuccessful 110150260 Total 200160360\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \begin{array} { l } \text { New } \\\text { Authors }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Established } \\\text { Authors }\end{array} & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Successful } & 90 & 10 & 100 \\\hline \text { Unsuccessful } & 110 & 150 & 260 \\\hline \text { Total } & 200 & 160 & 360 \\\hline\end{array} An author is chosen at random.
Compute the estimated probability of the event that the author is successful.


A) 1318\frac { 13 } { 18 }
B) 1018\frac { 10 } { 18 }
C) 1518\frac { 15 } { 18 }
D) 518\frac { 5 } { 18 }
E) 528\frac { 5 } { 28 }

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