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Transcribed Image Text:A survey of students in a large introductory statistics class asked about
their birth order (1 = oldest or only child) and which college of the
university they were enrolled in. To the right is a table showing the
results. Suppose a student is selected at random from this class.
Complete parts a through d below.
Birth Order
College
Arts & Sciences
Agriculture
Human Ecology
Other
Total
1 or Only
2 or More
24
Total
25
49
53
18
33
29
10
96
86
47
24
S
14
110
206
2
a) What is the probability that the person is a Human Ecology student?
3
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
b) What is the probability that the person is a firstborn student?
Ani
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
Pas
c) What is the probability that the person is firstborn and a Human Ecology student?
Cul
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
d) What is the probability that the person is firstborn or a Human Ecology student?
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
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