Question

A recent survey suggests that 85% of college students have a job, 54% live on campus, and 42% have a job and live on campus. What is the probability that a randomly chosen college student either has a job or lives on campus

Answer 1

$\frac{97}{100}$ probability that a randomly chosen college student either has a job or lives on campus.

What is probability?

• Probability is an area of mathematics that deals with numerical descriptions of how probable an event is to occur or how likely a statement is to be true.
• The probability of an event is a number between 0 and 1, where 0 denotes the event's impossibility and 1 represents certainty.

To find the probability that a randomly chosen college student either has a job or lives on campus:

Given: 85% of college students have a job, 54% live on campus, and 42% have a job and live on campus.

So, out of 100 students, 42 students either has a job or live on campus.

43 college students have a job and 12  live on campus.

So, 43 + 42 + 12 = 85 + 54 - 42

85 + 12 = 139 - 42

97 = 97

Therefore, $\frac{97}{100}$ probability that a randomly chosen college student either has a job or lives on campus.

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