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The distribution of Master's degrees conferred by a university is listed in the table.

Major Frequency
Mathematics 216
English 207
Engineering 75
Business 76
Education 222
What is the probability that a randomly selected student graduating with a Master's degree has a major of Engineering?
A) 0.084
B) 0.916
C) 0.013
D) 0.987

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The probability of selecting a randomly chosen student with a major in Engineering is 0.1049.

The probability that a randomly selected student graduating with a Master's degree has a major of Engineering can be found by dividing the frequency of Engineering majors by the total number of Master's degrees conferred.

In this case, the frequency of Engineering majors is 75 and the total number of Master's degrees conferred is 716 (216+207+75+76+222).

Therefore, the probability is:

P(Engineering) = 75/716 = 0.1049

So, the correct answer is not provided in the options given.

However, the closest option is A) 0.084, which is approximately equal to 0.1049.

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