Question

the following table shows the results of a survey in which school students were asked about their preferred career industry. entertainment engineering science medical science law & finance total 4th graders 20 4 12 4 40 7th graders 12 8 11 9 40 10th graders 4 12 13 11 40 total 36 24 36 24 120 a 7th grade student is selected at random. determine the probability that the student aspires to join the medical science industry.

Answer 1

Using it's concept, it is found that there is a 0.275 = 27.5% probability that the 7th grade student aspires to join the medical science industry.

What is a probability?

A probability is given by the number of desired outcomes divided by the number of total outcomes.

In this problem, 11 out of 40 7th graders aspire to join the medical science industry, hence the probability is given by:

p = 11/40 = 0.275.

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