Find the indicated probability. Give your answer as a simplified fraction.

A researcher at a large university wanted to investigate if a student's seat preference was related in any way to the gender of the student. The researcher divided the lecture room into three sections (1-front, middle of the room, 2-front, sides of the classroom, and 3-back of the classroom, both middle and sides) and noted where his students sat on a particular day of the class. The researcher's summary table is provided below. Suppose a person sitting in the front, middle portion of the class is randomly selected to answer a question. Find the probability the person selected is a female.

Area (1) Area (2) Area (3) Total

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males 17 9 7 33

female 10 14 15 39

Total 27 23 22 72

A 10

27

B 9

13

C 10

39

D 5

36