Question

In a certain high school, the probability that a student drops out is 0.07 , and the probability that a dropout gets a high-school equivalency diploma (GED) is 0.25 . What is the probability that a randomly selected student gets a GED?

Answer 1

Answer:

0.0175 or 1.75%

Step-by-step explanation:

The probability of the two events happen at once is equal to the product of the individual probabilities, so:

$P(dout)=0.07$

$P(GED)=0.25$

$P(dout\_and\_GED)=P(dout)*P(GED)\\P(dout\_and\_GED)=0.07*0.25=0.0175$

the probability is 1.75%