According to the American FactFinder website there were 197.8 million adults over the age of 25 in the United States in 2007. The table below shows the educational attainment for these adults. Use the data in the table, expressed in millions, to solve the following problems.

What is the probability that a randomly selected American, aged 25 or over,

(a) Has an advanced degree?

(b) Is female?

(c) Is a female with an advanced degree?

(d) Has attended college (may or may not have graduated)?

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9 HS.G Some Coll As.D Some coll B.D A.D 28.1 30.3 21.1 58.5 Male 6.39.1 18.6 16.7 10.2 17.69.7 34.2 20.0 6.4 Female 6.4 8.9 Total 12.7 18.05 39.8 14.6