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Choose a young adult (aged 25 to 29) at random. The probability is 0.10 that the

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Question

Choose a young adult (aged 25 to 29) at random. The probability is 0.10 that the person chosen did not complete high school. 0.27 that the person has a high school diploma but no further education, and 0.34 that the person has at least a bachelor's degree. (a) What must be the probability that a randomly chosen young adult has some education beyond high school but does not have a bachelor's degree? (b) What is the probability that a randomly chosen young adult has at least a high school education?

Explanation / Answer

A) P(some education beyond high school, but not have a bachelor's degree) = 1-0.1-0.34 = 0.56

B)P(at least high school education) = 1-0.1 = 0.9