SOLUTION: A student applies for two different scholarships. The probability of receiving the first scholarship is 0.3 and the probability of receiving the second is 0.4. What is the probabil

Question 108288: A student applies for two different scholarships. The probability of receiving the first scholarship is 0.3 and the probability of receiving the second is 0.4. What is the probability of the student receiving one scholarship? The decisions are made independently.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The probability of receiving the first scholarship is 0.3 and the probability of receiving the second is 0.4. What is the probability of the student receiving one scholarship? The decisions are made independently.
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Prob(receives both) = 0.3*0.4 = 0.12
Prob(receives none) = 0.7*0.6 = 0.42
Prob(receives one) = 1 -0.12-0.42 = 1 = 0.54 = 0.46
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Stan H.
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