Question

At a certain college, there were 700 science majors, 300 engineering majors, and 500 business majors. If one student was selected at random, the probability that the student is an engineering major is

Answer 1

300/1500, 1/5, or 20%

Explanation:

There are 1500 students total, but only 300 engineering students. We can represent this as a fraction: 300/1500. When reduced it comes out to 20%.