Students apply for admission to different academic programs within a college. Because of space, each program can only accept a limited number of students. The table below shows the acceptance data for a selection of majors in the college.   Acceptance Status   Accepted Rejected Total College Major Chemistry 72 18 90 Business 65 35 100 Spanish 45 15 60   Total 182 68 250 What is the probability that a student was accepted, given that the student applied to the business program? 26.0% 35.0% 35.7% 65.0%

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Chapter6: Ratio, Proportion, And Probability
Section6.7: Probability And Odds
Problem 2C
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Students apply for admission to different academic programs within a college. Because of space, each program can only accept a limited number of students. The table below shows the acceptance data for a selection of majors in the college.

  Acceptance Status  
Accepted Rejected Total
College Major Chemistry 72 18 90
Business 65 35 100
Spanish 45 15 60
  Total 182 68 250

What is the probability that a student was accepted, given that the student applied to the business program?

26.0%
35.0%
35.7%
65.0%
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