The probability that a randomly selected student either takes the bus or walks is 3/5.
What is the probability?
The probability formula defines the likelihood of the happening of an event. It is the ratio of favorable outcomes to the total favorable outcomes.
A survey of 100 high school students provided this frequency table on how students get to school:
The probability that a student selected is a senior student or one that drives to school.
From the table, the number of senior students is 25 + 20 + 5 = 50
So the probability of selecting a senior student is 50/100 = 1/2
Now the probability of selecting a student that drives to school.
The number of students that drive to school is 3 + 2 +5 = 10
So the probability of a student who drives to school is 10/100 = 1/10.
The probability that a randomly selected student either takes the bus or walks is;
[tex]=\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{1}{10}\\\\= \dfrac{1 \times 5+1\times 1}{10}\\\\= \dfrac{1+5}{10}\\\\= \dfrac{6}{10}\\\\=\dfrac{3}{5}[/tex]
Hence. the probability that a randomly selected student either takes the bus or walks is 3/5.
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