School Attendance A district is interested in attendance for students in middle and high school. The results for one day are summarized in the table. students present students absent Total middle school 8,632 1,276 9,908 high school 10,563 2,118 12,681 Total 19,195 3,394 22,589 1. If a student's name is selected at random, what is the probability that they are a middle school student who was present? 2. If high school student's name is selected at random, what is the probability that they were absent on that day? 3. If a student who was present that day is selected at random, what is the probability that they are in middle school?

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School Attendance
A district is interested in attendance for students in middle and high school. The results
for one day are summarized in the table.
students present
students absent
Total
middle school
8,632
1,276
9,908
high school
10,563
2,118
12,681
Total
19,195
3,394
22,589
1. If a student's name is selected at random, what is the probability that they are a
middle school student who was present?
2. If high school student's name is selected at random, what is the probability that they
were absent on that day?
3. If a student who was present that day is selected at random, what is the probability
that they are in middle school?
Transcribed Image Text:School Attendance A district is interested in attendance for students in middle and high school. The results for one day are summarized in the table. students present students absent Total middle school 8,632 1,276 9,908 high school 10,563 2,118 12,681 Total 19,195 3,394 22,589 1. If a student's name is selected at random, what is the probability that they are a middle school student who was present? 2. If high school student's name is selected at random, what is the probability that they were absent on that day? 3. If a student who was present that day is selected at random, what is the probability that they are in middle school?
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