SOLUTION: In a statistics class there are 30 females and 20 males; 18 of the females are freshmen and 12 of the males are sophomores. If a student is selected at random, find the probability
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Question 1008129: In a statistics class there are 30 females and 20 males; 18 of the females are freshmen and 12 of the males are sophomores. If a student is selected at random, find the probability of selecting a sophomore given that the student is female. Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If there are 30 females to choose from and you want to choose a sophomore, there is a 12/30 = .4 = 40% chance of doing so.
