Probability/The Addition Rule Question 23 The table shows the number of male and female students enrolled in nursing at the University of Oklahoma Health and Sciences Center for a recent semester.  A student is selected at random.  Find the probability of each event.

  Nursing majors Non-nursing majors Total
Males 95 1015 1110
Females 700 1727 2427
Total 795 2742 3537

 

  1. The student is male or a nursing major.  {#1}
  2. The student is female or not a nursing major.  {#2}
  3. The student is not female or a nursing major.  {#3}
  4. Are the events "being male" and "being a nursing major" mutually exclusive?  {#4}
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  • 0.512
  • 0.973
  • 0.512
  • Not mutually exclusive.  A male can be a nursing major.
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