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the following table represents the highest educational attainment of adult residents certain town. resident who 30-49

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The following table represents the highest educational attainment of all adult residents in a certain town. If a resident who is 30-49 years old is chosen at random, what is the probability that they have completed a bachelor's degree and no more? Round your answer to the nearest thousandth. & Age 20-29 & Age 30-39 & Age 40-49 & Age 50 & over & Total High school only & 625 & 410 & 587 & 1368 & 2990 Some college & 1580 & 682 & 1269 & 2908 & 6439 Bachelor's degree & 1947 & 396 & 677 & 1636 & 4656 Master's degree & 538 & 624 & 677 & 530 & 2369 Total & 4690 & 2112 & 3210 & 6442 & mathbf(1 6 4 5 4) Answer Attempt 1 out of 2 square Submit Answer

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## Step 1: Identify the relevant data### We need to find the probability that a randomly chosen resident aged 30-49 has completed a bachelor's degree and no more. The relevant age groups are 30-39 and 40-49.## Step 2: Calculate the total number of residents aged 30-49### Sum the totals for the age groups 30-39 and 40-49: ## Step 3: Calculate the number of residents aged 30-49 with a bachelor's degree### Sum the number of residents with a bachelor's degree in the age groups 30-39 and 40-49: ## Step 4: Calculate the probability### The probability is the ratio of the number of residents aged 30-49 with a bachelor's degree to the total number of residents aged 30-49: ## Step 5: Simplify and round the probability### Perform the division and round to the nearest thousandth: