SOLUTION: In a recent survey among college students, it was found that 40% were graduates of public schools. The survey revealed that 20% of college students are maintaining a GPA of at leas

Question 790593: In a recent survey among college students, it was found that 40% were graduates of public schools. The survey revealed that 20% of college students are maintaining a GPA of at least 2.5. A student is selected and random and found to have a GPA of less than 2.5, what is the probability that the student is from a private school.
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.60 graduate from private schools.
.80 have less than a 2.5 gpa.
.6*.8=.48 the probability that the student is from a private school.
.
Ed
RELATED QUESTIONS
A TEST INVOLVING ONE POPULATION PROPORTION: a recent article in USA today reported that... (answered by ewatrrr)

1. A recent survey by the American Accounting Association revealed 23% of students... (answered by stanbon)

A recent national survey found that high school students watched an average (mean) of 7.3 (answered by jim_thompson5910)

A recent national survey found that high school students watched an average (mean) of 6.4 (answered by stanbon)

In a survey of college graduates, 21% said they found employment in a closely related... (answered by Boreal)

A survey conducted in a school showed that 65% of the students walked to school. The... (answered by reviewermath)

In 2006, the General Social Survey asked respondents whether they favored or opposed sex... (answered by stanbon)

Business Weekly conducted a survey of recent graduates from the top MBA programs. On the... (answered by ikleyn)