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 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a) The student is male or received a degree in the field

 
The probability is:

 
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Degrees degree in field

Outside of field

Total

males

199070

591105

790175

 

Females

149694

869254

1018948

 

Total

348764

1460359

1809123

 

 

 

 

 

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