Question

Below, the two-way table is given for a classof students.FreshmenSophomoreJuniors Seniors TotalMale4622Female 3463TotalIf a student is selected at random, find theprobability the student is a senior.

Answer 1

The solution:

Given:

Required:

To find the probability that a student selected at random is a senior.

`\begin{gathered} P(Seniors)=\frac{number\text{ of seniors}}{total\text{ number of students}}=(5)/(30)=(1)/(6) \\ \\ Converting\text{ to percent, we multiply by 100.} \\ \\ =(1)/(6)*100=16.667\approx17\text{\%} \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the correct answer is 17%