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Below, a two-way table is given for a class of students. Niele Female Freshman Sophomore Junior 4 6 2 4 6 3 Senior 2 3 Find the probability the student is a female, given that they are a freshman. P(female and freshman) P(freshman) Round to the nearest whole percent. P(female freshman) Total = [?] %


HELP!!! Below, a two-way table is given for a class of students. Niele Female Freshman-example-1
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The probability the student is a female, given that they are a freshman is:

P(female | freshman) = 3/7

How to solve Conditional Probability?

The conditional probability takes into account the probability of an event that has already happened and calculates the probability of an event that is currently taking place.

P(A | B) is defined as the probability of A according to a new probability function on the sample space, such that outcomes not in B have probability 0 and that it is consistent with all original probability measures.

Determine the total number of freshman:

Total = 7

Since the number of females who are freshmen is 3, determine the required probability.

P(female | freshman) = 3/7

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