SOLUTION: A survey of 35 students at a local university showed the following majors: Accounting 10 Finance 5 Information Systems 4 Management 6 Mark

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Question 71359: A survey of 35 students at a local university showed the following majors:
Accounting 10
Finance 5
Information Systems 4
Management 6
Marketing 10
If a student is selected at random what is the probability that he or she is
a) a finance major?
b) a management or marketing major?
c) not an accounting major?
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Probability+=+%28favourable+outcomes%29%2F%28total+outcomes%29
There are 35 people so the total number of outcomes is 35.
a) a finance major?
There are 5 finance majors so probability is 5%2F35=1%2F7
b) a management or marketing major?
There are 6 management and 10 marketing majors for a total of 16 so the probability is 16%2F35
c) not an accounting major?
There are 10 accounting majors so there are 25 non accounting majors. Probability is 25%2F35=5%2F7
Change to decimals if you prefer.