SOLUTION: Statistics collected over past years revealed that the percentage of students graduated from a given university who got a job within one year after graduation was 80% for students

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Question 1174701: Statistics collected over past years revealed that the percentage of students graduated from a given university who got a job within one year after graduation was 80% for students holding a degree in Science or Engineering, 70% for students holding a degree in Economics, and 60% for students holding a degree in Humanities.
Among students who are expected to graduate in the current academic year, 30% are enrolled in a Science or Engineering program, 30% in an Economics program, and 40% in a Humanities program.
What is the probability that any student who graduates in the current academic year will get a job within one year after graduation?
Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, ikleyn:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi
What is the probability that any student who graduates in the 
current academic year will get a job within one year after graduation?

 P =  .30(.80) + .30(.70) + .40(.60) = .69

Wish You the Best in your Studies.


Answer by ikleyn(52777)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Statistics collected over past years revealed that the percentage of students graduated from a given university
who got a job within one year after graduation was 80% for students holding a degree in Science or Engineering,
70% for students holding a degree in Economics, and 60% for students holding a degree in Humanities.
Among students who are expected to graduate in the current academic year, 30% are enrolled in a Science or
Engineering program, 30% in an Economics program, and 40% in a Humanities program.
What is the probability that any student who graduates in the current academic year will get a job within one year after graduation?
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How the question is posed in your post, it MAKES no SENSE.

Had the question be posed correctly, it would ask about a randomly selected student --- not about "any student".




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