Given
The data is given in the table with preferences male, female .
Explanation
To determine the probability that a randomly selected person was male and prefers cats.
Use the given table with the preferences and male , female.
The probability that a randomly selected person was male and prefers cats is
[tex]\begin{gathered} P=\frac{8}{8+26} \\ P=\frac{8}{34} \\ P=\frac{4}{17} \end{gathered}[/tex]Answer
Hence the probability that a randomly selected person was male and prefers cats is
[tex]\frac{4}{17}[/tex]
