The following table describes the student population in a large colleg

Coroware

Coroware

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2021-11-20

The following table describes the student population in a large college.
ClassMaleFemaleFreshman(%)2015Sophomore(%)1310Juior(%)1010Senior(%)175
a) Find the probability that a randomly selected student is female. (Enter your probability as a fraction.)
b) Find the probability that a randomly selected student is a junior. (Enter your probability as a fraction.)
c) If the selected student is a junior, find the probability that the student is female. (Enter your probability as a fraction.)

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Fommeirj

Fommeirj

Beginner2021-11-21Added 11 answers

Step 1
There is total (20+13+10+17+15+10+10+5)%=100% students
Among them (15+10+10+5)%=40% is female.
So the probability of female student =40%100%=25
Step 2
There are (10+10)%=20% juniors.
So the probability of junior =20%100%=15
Step 3
c) (10+10)%=20% students are junior. Among them 10% is female.
So the required probability =10%20%=12
Answer(a): 25
Answer (b): 15
Answer (c): 12

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