In a class of 160 students, 90 are taking math, 78 are taking science, and 62 are taking both math and science. What is the probability of randomly choosing a student who is taking only math

Respuesta :

I believe the answer is 28/160  simplified = 7/40

Answer: 0.175

Step-by-step explanation:

Let M denotes students takes math and S denotes the students takes science.

As per given , we have

[tex]n(M)=90\\\\ n(M\cap S)=62[/tex]

Then, the Number of students takes only math = [tex]n(M)-n(M\cap S)[/tex]

[tex]=90-62=28[/tex]

Probability of randomly choosing a student who is taking only math :-

[tex]=\dfrac{\text{Number of students takes only math}}{\text{total students }}\\\\=\dfrac{28}{160}=0.175[/tex]

hence, the required probability =0.175