One hundred college seniors attending a career fair at a university were categorized according to gender and according to primary career motivation. The following table shows the results. If one of these students is to be selected at random, find the probability that the student selected is male and motivated primarily by a sense of giving to society.
Primary Career Motivation
Money
Allowed to be Creative
Sense of
Giving to Society
Total
Male
17
17
17
51
Female
14
24
11
49
Total
31
41
28
100
The probability that the student selected is male and motivated primarily by a sense of giving to society can be found by dividing the number of males motivated primarily by a sense of giving to society by the total number of students.
From the table, we can see that there are 17 males who are motivated primarily by a sense of giving to society.
Therefore, the probability is 17/100 = 0.17.
To find the probability that the student selected is male and motivated primarily by a sense of giving to society, we need to determine the number of such students and divide it by the total number of students.
From the table, we see that there are 17 male students who are motivated primarily by a sense of giving to society.
The total number of students, regardless of gender, is given as 100.
Therefore, the probability of selecting a male student motivated primarily by a sense of giving to society is:
17 (male and motivated by giving to society) / 100 (total students) = 17/100 = 0.17
So, the probability is 0.17 or 17%.
To find the probability that the student selected is male and motivated primarily by a sense of giving to society, we need to divide the number of male students motivated primarily by a sense of giving to society by the total number of students.
From the table, we see that there are 17 male students motivated primarily by a sense of giving to society. The total number of students is given as 100.
Therefore, the probability can be calculated as:
Probability = Number of favorable outcomes / Total number of outcomes
Probability = 17 / 100
Simplifying, we find:
Probability = 0.17
So, the probability that the student selected is male and motivated primarily by a sense of giving to society is 0.17 or 17%.