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Assume that a survey of 253 people is taken to determine the opinions of doctors, teachers, and lawyers on a proposed piece of legislation, with the results as shown below.A person is chosen at random from
Those surveyed.Refer to the table to find the probability the person favors the legislation.  Number that  favor  Number that  oppose  Number with  no opinion  Total  Doctors 702715112 Teachers 751511101 Lawyers 1616840 Total 1615834253\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \begin{array} { l } \text { Number that } \\\text { favor }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Number that } \\\text { oppose }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Number with } \\\text { no opinion }\end{array} & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Doctors } & 70 & 27 & 15 & 112 \\\hline \text { Teachers } & 75 & 15 & 11 & 101 \\\hline \text { Lawyers } & 16 & 16 & 8 & 40 \\\hline \text { Total } & 161 & 58 & 34 & 253 \\\hline\end{array}\\\end{array}


A) 0.64
B) 0.5
C) 0.101
D) 0.253
E) 0.70

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