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A student must choose exactly two out of three electives: art, French, and mathematics. He chooses art with probability 5/8, French with | A student must choose exactly two out of three electives: art, French, and mathematics. He chooses art with probability 5/8, French with | ||
probability 5/8, and art and French together with probability 1/4. What is the probability that he chooses mathematics? | probability 5/8, and art and French together with probability 1/4. What is the probability that he chooses French and mathematics? | ||
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<li>1/8</li> | |||
<li>1/4</li> | |||
<li>3/8</li> | |||
<li>1/2</li> | |||
<li>5/8</li> | |||
</ul> | |||
'''References''' | '''References''' | ||
{{cite web |url=https://math.dartmouth.edu/~prob/prob/prob.pdf |title=Grinstead and Snell’s Introduction to Probability |last=Doyle |first=Peter G.|date=2006 |access-date=June 6, 2024}} | {{cite web |url=https://math.dartmouth.edu/~prob/prob/prob.pdf |title=Grinstead and Snell’s Introduction to Probability |last=Doyle |first=Peter G.|date=2006 |access-date=June 6, 2024}} | ||
Latest revision as of 19:09, 20 June 2024
A student must choose exactly two out of three electives: art, French, and mathematics. He chooses art with probability 5/8, French with probability 5/8, and art and French together with probability 1/4. What is the probability that he chooses French and mathematics?
- 1/8
- 1/4
- 3/8
- 1/2
- 5/8
References
Doyle, Peter G. (2006). "Grinstead and Snell's Introduction to Probability" (PDF). Retrieved June 6, 2024.