Question

) At a certain college, students are allowed to choose between online and in-person learning. 70% of the students choose online learning and 30% choose to come to campus for in-person instruction. Assume that the probability that a person studying online will contract the coronavirus is .02 and the probability that a person attending class in-person contracts the virus is .35 . (a) What is the probability that a person attending this college (either online or in-person) will contract the virus

Answer 1

Probability = 0.119

Explanation:

P (Coronavirus) = P(Person online & corona) or P(Person offline & corona)

(0.70 x 0.02) + (0.30 x 0.35)

0.014 + 0.105

0.119