Suppose a math class contains 28 students. There are 17 females (two of whom speak Spanish) and 11 males (three of whom speak Spanish). Give all answers as decimals to at least two decimal places. 1. What is the probability that a randomly selected student speaks Spanish, given that the student is female? 2. What is the probability that a randomly selected student does not speak Spanish, given that the student is male? 3. What percent of Spanish speaking students are male? Give answer as a decimal. 4. If someone does not speak Spanish what is the probability they are female?

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Suppose a math class contains 28 students. There are 17 females (two of whom speak Spanish) and 11 males (three of whom speak Spanish). Give all answers as decimals to at least two decimal places.

1. What is the probability that a randomly selected student speaks Spanish, given that the student is female?   

2. What is the probability that a randomly selected student does not speak Spanish, given that the student is male?   

3. What percent of Spanish speaking students are male? Give answer as a decimal.   

4. If someone does not speak Spanish what is the probability they are female?   

 

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