SOLUTION: Giving a test to a group of students, the grades and gender are summarized below A B C Total Male 7 8 3 18 Female 10 14 11 35 Total 17 22 14 53 If one student is ch

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Question 440129: Giving a test to a group of students, the grades and gender are summarized below
A B C Total
Male 7 8 3 18
Female 10 14 11 35
Total 17 22 14 53

If one student is chosen at random,
Find the probability that the student was NOT a male that got a "B"
Enter your answer as a fraction.
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        A  B  C  Total 

Male    7  highlight%288%29  3  18 

Female 10 14 11  35 

Total  17 22 14  highlight%2853%29 

 P( student was NOT a male that got a "B") = 1 -(male with a "B") 

                                           = 1 - 8/53

                                           = 45/53