117 College Students Were Interviewed to Determine Their Political Party

Multiple Choice

117 college students were interviewed to determine their political party affiliations and whether they favored a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution.The results of the study are listed in the table,where D represents Democrat and R represents Republican. $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { Favor } & \text { Not favor } & \text { Unsure } & \text { Total } \\\hline \boldsymbol { D } & 23 & 30 & 7 & 60 \\\hline \boldsymbol { R } & 39 & 13 & 5 & 57 \\\hline \text { Total } & 62 & 43 & 12 & 117 \\\hline\end{array}$$
A person is selected at random from the sample.Find the probability that the described person is selected.A Republican.Round your answer to one decimal place.
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A) 43.3%
B) 44.2%
C) 48.7%
D) 46.8%
E) 45.9%