In a group of students 25% are enrolled in physics, 23% in sociology, 17% in chemistry, 14% in political science, 12% in anthropology, and 9% in math. you are going to select an individual from the group of students. the probability of event a is equivalent to the probability that you select someone who studies social science (sociology, political science and anthropology) or physics. what is the probability of the event a's complement?

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Sylvia Kemp

21 August, 22:10

In a group of students 25% are enrolled in physics, 23% in sociology, 17% in chemistry, 14% in political science, 12% in anthropology, and 9% in math. you are going to select an individual from the group of students. the probability of event a is equivalent to the probability that you select someone who studies social science (sociology, political science and anthropology) or physics. what is the probability of the event a's complement?

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Damari Atkinson · Answer 1

Notice that 25+23+17+14+12+9=100, so among these students there are no 2 studying 2 subjects.

The probabilities of selecting students studying a certain subject are as follows

P (physics) = 25/100

P (chemistry) = 17/100

P (maths) = 9/100

P (sociology) = 23/100

P (political sciences) = 14/100

P (anthropology) = 12/100

since all the sets are disjoint, that is there are no common elements, and since all the students in consideration are enrolled in one these 6 subjects:

P (physics) + P (chemistry) + P (maths) + P (sociology) + P (political sciences)

+P (anthropology) = 1

P (a) = P (sociology) + P (political sciences) + P (anthropology) + P (physics)

thus

P (a') = 1-P (a) = P (chemistry) + P (maths) = 17/100+9/100=26/100=0.26

Answer: 0.26