The accompanying table shows the numbers of male and female students in a certain region who received bachelor's degrees in a certain field in a recent year. A student is selected at random. Find the probability of each event listed in parts (a) through (c) below. Degrees in Field Degrees Outside of Field Total Males 199070 591105 790175 Females 149694 869254 1018948 Total 348764 1460359 1809123
The accompanying table shows the numbers of male and female students in a certain region who received bachelor's degrees in a certain field in a recent year. A student is selected at random. Find the probability of each event listed in parts (a) through (c) below. Degrees in Field Degrees Outside of Field Total Males 199070 591105 790175 Females 149694 869254 1018948 Total 348764 1460359 1809123
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The accompanying table shows the numbers of male and female students in a certain region who received bachelor's degrees in a certain field in a recent year. A student is selected at random. Find the probability of each
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Degrees Outside of Field |
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199070 |
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790175 |
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Females |
149694 |
869254 |
1018948 |
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Total |
348764 |
1460359 |
1809123 |
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a) The student is male or received a degree in the field
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Degrees degree in field |
Outside of field |
Total |
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males |
199070 |
591105 |
790175 |
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Females |
149694 |
869254 |
1018948 |
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348764 |
1460359 |
1809123 |
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