SOLUTION: In a group of college students, 60 males and 75 females, 25% of the males and 40% of the females are from out of state. A student is randomly selected. Find the following probabili

Question 1192878: In a group of college students, 60 males and 75 females, 25% of the males and 40% of the females are from out of state. A student is randomly selected. Find the following probabilities. (Round your answers to three decimal places.)
(a) The person is a female.

(b) The person is from out of state, given that the person is a male.

(c) The person is from out of state when the person is selected from the females.

(d) The person is from out of state.

(e) The person is female when the selection is made from the out-of-state persons.

Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
--------M--------F--------total
IS----45--------45--------90
OS---15--------30--------45
Total. 60--------75-------135
a. 75/135=0.556
b. 15/60=0.250
c. 30/74 or 0.400 These two were given
d. 45/135=1/3=0.333
e.30/45=2/3-0.667
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