In a contingency table of 200 survey respondents, 48 are 'female' and 'owns a bicycle'. What is the joint probability that a randomly chosen respondent is female and owns a bicycle?

• A. 0.12 (12%), because you should divide by two when counting two characteristics.
• B. 0.24 (24%)
• C. 0.48 (48%), using the female total rather than the grand total.
• D. 0.76 (76%)

Answer: (B)