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N a class, 20% of the students are male and 80% female. among male students, 40% wears eyeglasses; among female students, 30% wear eye glasses. if we select a student from the class at random, what is the probability that the student wears eyeglasses

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|\Omega|=100\%=1\\ |A|=40\%\cdot20\%+30\%\cdot80\%=0.4\cdot0.2+0.3\cdot0.8=0.08+0.24=0.32\\\\ P(A)=(0.32)/(1)=0.32=32\%
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