STEP - BY - STEP EXPLANATION
What to find?
p(male) x p(pass)
The type of event.
Given:
Total number of male =40+25 =65
Total number of pass =40 + 88 =128
Total number of students = 40 + 88 + 25 + 55 =208
Determine each probability using the formula below:
![probability=\frac{required\text{ outcome}}{all\text{ possible outcome}}](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/qyulc94ytpkg0bxqsm2usav90oynaw0aul.png)
![P(male)=(65)/(208)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/ypayu0b10v29bnrngmjh8bbkwcne15yf82.png)
![P(pass)=(128)/(208)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/wsl9tx5k6n14l9opueknmfpih88kr4mbob.png)
![\begin{gathered} P(male)* p(passed)=(65)/(208)*(128)/(208) \\ \\ =(8320)/(43264) \\ \\ \approx0.192 \end{gathered}](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/9i5zlawfhjnmwn94ajf6peyhhju14dqo9k.png)
![\begin{gathered} P(male\text{ and pass\rparen=}(40)/(208) \\ \\ \approx0.192 \end{gathered}](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/jyhbti8xbv9510d5kvnveepesbd9vfhrtu.png)
The two results are independent.
ANSWER
Since p(male) x p(passed) =0.192 and P(male x passed) = 0.192, the two results are the same so the events are independent.