Question

One hundred students are enrolled in State University's course on introductory physics for math and science majors. In the group, 60 students are math majors and 40 are science majors. Sarah is in the class. She got all As in her high school science courses, and she would like to be a chemist someday. She lives on campus. Her boyfriend is also in the class. There is a _________________ chance that Sarah is a science major.

Answer 1

40%

Explanation:

Total Number of Students in Introductory Physics Course =100

Number of Math Majors = 60

Number of Science Majors = 40

Relevant Facts

• Sarah got all As in her high school science courses
• She would like to be a chemist someday which is Science Related

Therefore, there is a 40 out of 100 chance that Sarah is a science major.

Expressed in percentage, there is a 40% chance that Sarah is a science major.