Question

At a certain college, there were 600 science majors, 300 engineering majors, and 800 business majors. If one student was selected at random, the probability that the student is an engineering major is

Answer 1

Welcome to open study!

Answer 2

Probability is found by taking the number of what you are looking for (engineering majors) and dividing by the total number of possibilities (total students).

Answer 3

Does that give you an idea?

Answer 4

no because i do not have the amount of students. what answer does the question give you?

Answer 5

You can find the number of students by adding up the students of different majors.

Answer 6

the answer is a decimal point and i need it in fraction form

Answer 7

The don't divide. Just simplify the fraction. What fraction do you get?

Answer 8

*Then

Answer 9

5.66666667

Answer 10

its either A. 3/4 B.3/17 C.1/3 d. 14/17

Answer 11

i think its C

Answer 12

Notice that prob = what you want/ total possibilities

Answer 13

What you want is engineering (300)/ total (1700)

Answer 14

I think you had the fraction upside down.

Answer 15

By the way, I don't think it's C. :S

Answer 16

13/17?

Answer 17

Yup. :)

Answer 18

Sorry, I read it wrong.

Answer 19

It should be 3/17.

Answer 20

Make sense?

Answer 21

yes thank you so much

Answer 22

can you help me with another question

Answer 23

You're welcome. :)

Answer 24

There are 2 blue balls, 4 red balls, and 3 white balls in a bag of balls. If a person selects two of the balls, what is the probability that the second one is blue given that the first one was white?

Answer 25

Yes, but please open it in another thread. THIS one is getting too long.

Answer 26

I dont know how to do that
lol

Answer 27

And please give a medal if you are pleased with the help. Thanks. :)

Answer 28

Oh, just ask a new question.

Answer 29

Just like you did to start this one.

Answer 30

And to make it easy for me to find, tag me. Like this @Natalie1230