Frequency and probability distributions In a class of 72 students, 44 are girls, and of these 12 are going to college. of the 28 boys in the class, 9 are going to college. A student is selected at random from the class. What is the probability that the person chose is A) going to college B)not going to college C) a girl who is not going to college?

Frequency and probability distributions In a class of 72 students, 44 are girls, and of these 12 are going to college. of the 28 boys in the class, 9 are going to college. A student is selected at random from the class. What is the probability that the person chose is A) going to college B)not going to college C) a girl who is not going to college?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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