Probability of selecting student from college

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Finding the probability of each event in a group of events of different possibility

The table below shows the number of students at a small liberal arts college.

Freshmen

Sophomores

Juniors

Seniors

totals

Male

342        

296       

192         

1074          

Female

368

314

220

1164

Total        

710

506

412

2238

If one student is randomly selected from this college, find the probability of selecting:

a. A freshman if the student is female.

b. A female if the student is a senior.

c.  A sophomore male.

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