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A sociology teacher asked her students to complete a survey at the beginning of the year. One survey question asked, "How responsible are you?" Another question asked, "How many siblings do you have?" Irresponsible Responsible O siblings 6 3 1 sibling 4 5 What is the probability that a randomly selected student has 0 siblings and is irresponsible? Simplify any fractions.

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Answer: Probability is 1/3

Step by step explanation:

The probability (P) of an event is:


P=\frac{\text{Number of ways it can happen}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}

The probability that a randomly selected student has 0 siblings and is iiresponsible is:


P=(6)/(6+3+4+5)=(6)/(18)=(1)/(3)

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