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In a college, 34.1% students are taking a Math class, 12.8% students taking an Economics class. Altogether, 38.7% of the students are taking a Math class or Economics class. One student is randomly chosen from the college, find the probability that: a) The student is taking a Math class and an Economics class. b) The student is taking a Math class when the student is taking an Economics class. c) The student is taking a Math class or an Economics class but not both. Leave your answers accurate to 4 decimal places, if necessary.

Name: in a college 341 students are taking a math class 128 students taking an economics class altogether 387 of the students are taking a math class or economics class one student is randomly chosen from t
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Description: in a college 341 students are taking a math class 128 students taking an economics class altogether 387 of the students are taking a math class or economics class one student is randomly chosen from t

          In a college, 34.1% students are taking a Math class, 12.8%
students taking an Economics class. Altogether, 38.7% of the
students are taking a Math class or Economics class. One student is
randomly chosen from the college, find the probability that:
a) The student is taking a Math class and an Economics
class.
b) The student is taking a Math class when the student is taking
an Economics class.
c) The student is taking a Math class or an Economics class but
not both.
Leave your answers accurate to 4 decimal places, if
necessary.

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Elementary Statistics a Step by Step Approach

Allan G. Bluman 9th Edition

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Solved by Expert Keondre Parker

09/05/2022

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Mathematically, we can write: P(Math and Econ) = P(Math or Econ) - P(Math only) - P(Econ only) Using the given information, we have: P(Math and Econ) = 0.387 - 0.341 - 0.128 = 0.082 Show more…

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In a college, 34.1% students are taking a Math class, 12.8% students taking an Economics class. Altogether, 38.7% of the students are taking a Math class or Economics class. One student is randomly chosen from the college, find the probability that: a) The student is taking a Math class and an Economics class. b) The student is taking a Math class when the student is taking an Economics class. c) The student is taking a Math class or an Economics class but not both. Leave your answers accurate to 4 decimal places, if necessary.