In: Statistics and Probability
A student club has 65 members; of these members, 28 are male and 22 are freshmen. Of the males, 10 are also freshmen.
What is the probability that a randomly selected student in the club is a freshman?
What is the probability that a randomly selected student in the club is a male or a freshman?
What is the probability that a randomly selected student in the club is male given that the student is a freshman?
What is the probability that a randomly selected student in the club is male and a freshman?
Let us define the following events:
M: a randomly selected student in the club is male; and
F: a randomly selected student in the club is a freshman.
Now, out of a total of 65 members 28 are male => P(M) = 28/65
Moreover, out of a total of 65 members 22 are freshmen => P(F) = 22/65
Moreover, out of a total of 65 members 10 are both male and freshmen => P(M∩F) = 10/65
Part 1.
The probability that a randomly selected student in the club is a freshman is given by:
P(F) = 22/65 [ANSWER]
Part 2.
The probability that a randomly selected student in the club is a male or a freshman is given by:
Part 3.
The probability that a randomly selected student in the club is
male given that the student is a freshman is given by:
Part 4.
The probability that a randomly selected student in the club is male and a freshman is given by: