SOLUTION: Giving a test to a group of students, the grades and gender are summarized below Grades and Gender A B C Total Male 13 11 6 30 Female 3 19 20 42 Total 16 30 26 72 If one

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Question 1193204: Giving a test to a group of students, the grades and gender are summarized below
Grades and Gender
A B C Total
Male 13 11 6 30
Female 3 19 20 42
Total 16 30 26 72
If one student is chosen at random, find the probability that the student was female OR got an "C". Round your answer to 4 decimal places.

Answer by ikleyn(52776) About Me  (Show Source):
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From the Table, take the number of total females, which is 42.


Add to it 6, the number of males who have grade "C".


The sum is  42 + 6 = 48.


Now, to get the answer, relate 48 to the grand total, which is 72.



The ratio 48%2F72 = 2%2F3  is your answer.

Solved.