Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 312: 24b

Answer

$P(Senior~|~National~Honor~Society)=\frac{37}{87}\approx0.4253$

Work Step by Step

$N(Senior~and~National~Honor~Society)=37$ $N(Junior~and~National~Honor~Society)=30$ $N(Sophomore~and~National~Honor~Society)=20$ $N(Freshman~and~National~Honor~Society)=0$ Total number of students in the National Honor Society: $37+30+20+0=87$ Use the Conditional Probability Rule (page 288): $P(Senior~|~National~Honor~Society)=\frac{N(Senior~and~National~Honor~Society)}{N(National~Honor~Society)}=\frac{37}{87}\approx0.4253$
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