The table shows differences in political​ ideology, by​ education, for a random sample of voters. Find the probability that a randomly selected person from this group is conservative​, given they have only a high school education.

Liberal
Moderate
Conservative
High School only
17
12
12
College
24
20
15
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Part 1
The probability that a randomly selected person from this group is conservative​, given they have only a high school education​, is
  
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​(Type an integer or a simplified​ fraction.)

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The probability that a randomly selected person from this group is conservative, given they have only a high school education, is 12/(17+12+12) which simplifies to 12/41.