The academic register compiled data on 11 000 students which were summarized in a contingency table. The survey results were cross-classified by sex and faculty.
SEX
SCIENCE (S)
HUMANITIES (H)
BUSINESS (B)
ARTS (A)
TOTAL
Male (M)
2900
1200
1500
500
6100
Female(F)
2500
1100
1000
300
4900
Total
5400
2300
2500
800
11000
Suppose that the student is randomly selected what is the probability that the student is from the Science faculty?
0.4574
0.5826
0.4909
0.6890
To calculate the probability that the student is from the Science faculty, you would divide the number of students in the Science faculty (5400) by the total number of students (11000).
Probability = 5400/11000 = 0.4909
Therefore, the correct answer is 0.4909.