SOLUTION: A survey of 35 students at a local university showed the following majors: Accounting 10 Finance 5 Information Systems 4 Management 6 Mark

Question 71359: A survey of 35 students at a local university showed the following majors:
Accounting 10
Finance 5
Information Systems 4
Management 6
Marketing 10
If a student is selected at random what is the probability that he or she is
a) a finance major?
b) a management or marketing major?
c) not an accounting major?
Answer by 303795(602) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

There are 35 people so the total number of outcomes is 35.
a) a finance major?
There are 5 finance majors so probability is
b) a management or marketing major?
There are 6 management and 10 marketing majors for a total of 16 so the probability is
c) not an accounting major?
There are 10 accounting majors so there are 25 non accounting majors. Probability is
Change to decimals if you prefer.
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