If a successful student is noticed what is the probability that he was a student of Arts, Science or Commerce ?

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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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Illustration 26.
A college has three faculties viz., : Arts, Science and Commerce in which
40% of the students belong to Arts, 50% to Science and 10% to Commerce.
From the results of 1998 it was observed that 50% of the Arts students, .60% of
the science students and 20% of the commerce students passed in the examination.
If a successful student is noticed what is the probability that he was a student of
Arts, Science or Commerce ?
CS
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Transcribed Image Text:Illustration 26. A college has three faculties viz., : Arts, Science and Commerce in which 40% of the students belong to Arts, 50% to Science and 10% to Commerce. From the results of 1998 it was observed that 50% of the Arts students, .60% of the science students and 20% of the commerce students passed in the examination. If a successful student is noticed what is the probability that he was a student of Arts, Science or Commerce ? CS Scanned with CamScanner
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