Problem

The following table represents the highest educational attainment of all adult residents in a certain town. If a resident who has completed just high school or only some college is chosen at random, what is the probability that they are aged 30-39? Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline & Age 20-29 & Age 30-39 & Age 40-49 & Age 50 \& over & Total \\
\hline High school only & 681 & 483 & 536 & 1426 & 3126 \\
\hline Some college & 2106 & 1120 & 578 & 1465 & 5269 \\
\hline Bachelor's degree & 1532 & 1642 & 928 & 1674 & 5776 \\
\hline Master's degree & 1082 & 615 & 431 & 1001 & 3129 \\
\hline Total & 5401 & 3860 & 2473 & 5566 & $\mathbf{1 7 3 0 0}$ \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
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Round the probability to the nearest thousandth: \(\boxed{0.191}\)

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Step 1 :Find the total number of residents who have completed just high school or only some college: \(3126 + 5269 = 8395\)

Step 2 :Find the number of residents aged 30-39 who have completed just high school or only some college: \(483 + 1120 = 1603\)

Step 3 :Calculate the probability: \(\frac{1603}{8395} = 0.190946992257296\)

Step 4 :Round the probability to the nearest thousandth: \(\boxed{0.191}\)

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