Consider the Data in the Table Shown Which Represents the Marital

Multiple Choice

Consider the data in the table shown which represents the marital status of males and females 18 years or olderin the United States in 2003. Determine the probability that a randomly selected U.S. resident 18 years or olderis divorced or a male? Round to the nearest hundredth. $$\begin{array} { | l | c | l | l | } \hline & \begin{array} { l } \text { Males } \\\text { (in millions) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Females } \\\text { (in millions) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Total } \\\text { (in millions) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Never married } & 28.6 & 23.3 & 51.9 \\\hline \text { Married } & 62.1 & 62.8 & 124.9 \\\hline \text { Widowed } & 2.7 & 11.3 & 14.0 \\\hline \text { Divorced } & 9.0 & 12.7 & 21.7 \\\hline \text { Total (in millions) } & 102.4 & 110.1 & 212.5 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population reports

A) 0.54
B) 0.58
C) 0.50
D) 0.04