Determine if each event is independent or dependent.  Then find the probability.   On an entrance examination for Fairlywell College, ¾ of the students pass the mathematics sections, 4/5 pass the English, and 2/3 pass both sections.  Find the probability of each event A student will pass mathematics OR English                            _________________ a student will pass mathematics, given that he or she passed English            _______________ A student will pass English, given that he or she passed mathematics.  ______________

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Determine if each event is independent or dependent.  Then find the probability.

 

On an entrance examination for Fairlywell College, ¾ of the students pass the mathematics sections, 4/5 pass the English, and 2/3 pass both sections.  Find the probability of each event

A student will pass mathematics OR English                            _________________
a student will pass mathematics, given that he or she passed English            _______________
A student will pass English, given that he or she passed mathematics.  ______________

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