document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=59164>Question 59164</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a sample of 300 undergraduates, 90 males and 65 females were in the College of Arts and Sciences, 45 males and 36 females were in the College of Business, and 30 males and 34 females were in the College of Education.  If one student is randomly selected, find the probability that the student is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)	A female in the College of Business\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)	A male in the College of Education<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c)	A female\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d)	A student in the College of A&S<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "e)	A male in the College of Business<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #40561 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=40561\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Form a contingency table with <BR>\n" );
document.write( "rows for \"Arts & Science\", Business, Education.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "columns for male and female.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "calculate the row and the column totals<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Comment: Your questions are somewhat ambiguous.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For example  Probability of\"a female in the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "College Of Arts and Science\" could be 65/165<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you limit the choices to the number in the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "College of Arts and Science: or the answer <BR>\n" );
document.write( "could be 65/300 if you are only limited by <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the number of students.  I'm going to take<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the latter approach and say the answer is 65/300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for question \"a\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) 30/300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) 135/300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d) 155/300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e) 45/300<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you construct the contingency table you will <BR>\n" );
document.write( "see the ambiguity I see in your questions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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