Question

A student is randomly selected at tech university. the probability of the student being female is 0.58, while the probability of that student being an out of state resident is 0.15. if a student being an out of state resident is independent of their gender, what is the probability of randomly selecting a female out of state resident at tech university?

Answer 1

.087

Explanation:

.15*.58=.087

Answer 2

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The probability of a student being an out-of-state-resident and a female is 0.58 × 0.15 = 0.1275 or 12.75%