Probability Question
Given table shows the distribution of master's degree conferred by a university is listed in the table .
Also here assume that a student majors in only one subject . That , all the events are mutually exclusive .
Total Frequency = 229 + 203 + 86 + 176 + +222 = 916
Mutually exclusive events are those which cannot be happen at the same time . If A and B are two events then ,
P (A and B) = 0
Probability is the ratio of favorable outcome to the total number of outcomes .
Let, Event A denotes randomly selected students with master's degree majored in Mathematics .
Therefore , Probability = selected number of students majored in mathematics / total number of students
= 229 / 916 = 0.25
Similarly Event B denotes randomly selected students with master's degree majored in English .
Therefore , Probability = selected number of students majored in english / total number of students
= 203 / 916 = 0.221615721
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