SOLUTION: The distribution of National Honor Society members among the students at a local high school is shown in the table. A student's name is drawn at random. Table: Class.

Question 1096925: The distribution of National Honor Society members among the students at a local high school is shown in the table. A student's name is drawn at random.
Table:
Class. Total. National Honor Society
�Senior. �92. �37
�Junior. �112. �30
�Sophomore �125. �20
�Freshman. � 120. �0
a) What is the probability that a student is a junior?
b) What is the probability that the student is a senior, given that the student is in the National Honor Society?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The distribution of National Honor Society members among the students at a local high school is shown in the table. A student's name is drawn at random.
Table:
Class. Total. National Honor Society
�Senior. �92. �37
�Junior. �112. �30
�Sophomore *125. �20
�Freshman. �120. �0
a) What is the probability that a student is a junior?
Ans: (112)/(92+112+125+120)
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b) What is the probability that the student is a senior, given that the student is in the National Honor Society?
Ans: 37/(37+30+20+0)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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