
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134753119
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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The number of students in each grade in a large lecture course in mathematics is indicated in the table below:
Grade | Number of Students |
Freshman | 41 |
Sophomore | 38 |
Junior | 37 |
Senior | 34 |
Find the
a) is a Freshman. Write as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place.
b) is a Sophomore or a Senior. Write as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place.
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