SOLUTION: If 48% of the students in the school are female and the probability of taking physics is independent of the gender of the student , what is the probability that a student chosen at

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Question 1065390: If 48% of the students in the school are female and the probability of taking physics is independent of the gender of the student , what is the probability that a student chosen at random is both a female and taking physics
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If 48% of the students in the school are female and the probability of taking physics is independent of the gender of the student , what is the probability that a student chosen at random is both a female and taking physics
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Note: If A and B are independent events, P(A and B) = P(A)*P(B)
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P(female and physics) = P(female)*P(physics) = 0.48*P(physics)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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