in a sample of 50 engineering student, 21 arer taking ECE, 22 are CE, 5 are CHE, and 2 are ME.determine the following probabilities when choosing one student at random: a. the student is taking ECE b. the student is neither taking ECE or CE c. the student is neither taking CE nor CHE d. the student is not taking ME

in a sample of 50 engineering student, 21 arer taking ECE, 22 are CE, 5 are CHE, and 2 are ME.determine the following probabilities when choosing one student at random: a. the student is taking ECE b. the student is neither taking ECE or CE c. the student is neither taking CE nor CHE d. the student is not taking ME

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in a sample of 50 engineering student, 21 arer taking ECE, 22 are CE, 5 are CHE, and 2 are ME.determine the following probabilities when choosing one student at random:

a. the student is taking ECE

b. the student is neither taking ECE or CE

c. the student is neither taking CE nor CHE

d. the student is not taking ME

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