The Cedar Rapids Gazette (November 20, 1999) reported the following information on compliance with child restraint laws for cities in Iowa:

a. Use the information provided to estimate the following probabilities:

i. The probability that a randomly selected child is properly restrained given that the child is observed in Dubuque.

ii. The probability that a randomly selected child is properly restrained given that the child is observed in a city that has ?Cedar? in its name.

b. Suppose that you are observing children in the Iowa City area. Use a tree diagram to illustrate the possible outcomes of an observation that considers both the location of the observation (city or interstate) and whether the child observed was properly restrained.

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Number of Children Number Properly City Observed Restrained Cedar Falls 210 173 Cedar Rapids Dubuque Iowa City (city) Iowa City (interstate) 231 206 182 135 175 140 63 47