SOLUTION: A small liberal arts college in the Northeast has 250 freshmen. One hundred of the freshmen are education majors. Suppose thirty freshmen are randomly selected (without replacement

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Question 1184892: A small liberal arts college in the Northeast has 250 freshmen. One hundred of the freshmen are education majors. Suppose thirty freshmen are randomly selected (without replacement). Find the expected number of education majors in the sample. Round your answer to two decimal places, if necessary.
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The fraction of freshmen that are education majors is 100/250 = 2/5.

(2/5) of 30 is 12.

ANSWER: 12