Assuming the given information is accurate, determine whether the following statements are true. Provide an explanation. Sixty percent of the students at an orientation are men and 30% of the students at the orientation are arts majors. Therefore, 60%×30%=18% of the students at the orientation are male arts majors.

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Assuming the given information is accurate, determine whether the following statements are true. Provide an explanation.  Sixty percent of the students at an orientation are men and 30% of the students at the orientation are arts majors. Therefore, 60%×30%=18% of the students at the orientation are male arts majors.

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Step 1  Given,  Men students at orientation =60%  Arts major students at orientation =30%  We have to find the truthfulness of the statement :  60%×30%=18% of the students at the orientation are male arts majors  Step 2  Let&#039;s assume  Total number of students at orinetation = x  Men students at orientation =60% of x  =60100×x  =0.6x  Other than men students at orientation =x−0.6x=0.4x  Arts major students at orientation =30% of x  =30100×x  =0.3x  So,  These 0.3x arts may be from men students or may be from other than men students at orientation  Then, the statement  60%×30%=18% of the students at the orientation are male arts majors is false.

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