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At a certain college, 49% of the students are female, and 21% of the students major in civil engineering. Furthermore, 8% of the students both are female and major in civil engineering.

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The probability that a student is a female or major in civil engineering is 62%

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At a certain college, 49% of the students are female, and 21% of the students major in civil engineering. Furthermore, 8% of the students both are female and major in civil engineering. What is the probability that a randomly selected female student majors in civil engineering?

How to determine the probability?

Let A represent Female and B represents civil engineering.

The above representation means that the given parameters are:

  • P(A) = 49%
  • P(B) = 21%
  • P(A and B) = 8%

The required probability is calculated as:

P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B)

This gives

P(A or B) = 49% + 21% - 8%

Evaluate

P(A or B) = 62%

Hence, the probability that a student is a female or major in civil engineering is 62%

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