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A quaint community college in Tennessee conferred 983^ssociates of Art (AA) degr

ID: 3230027 • Letter: A

Question

A quaint community college in Tennessee conferred 983^ssociates of Art (AA) degrees in the 2014-2015 academic year. The college offers a choice of 35 degrees? one of those is an AA in Philosophy. Of the graduating class, 86 earned the AA m Philosophy? An instructor wants to interview one of the graduates for a blog on the school website, so he randomly selects one student to interview. What is the probability that student will be one earning an AA in Philosophy? a. 0.100 b. 0.087 c. 1.00 d. 0.527

Explanation / Answer

Number of graduates with AA degrees = 983

Number of graduates earning AA in Philosophy = 86

Probability that students selected will be an AAI in philosophy = 86 / 983 = 0.087