B) find the probability that the student is female or not a nursing major. C) fi

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B) find the probability that the student is female or not a nursing major.
C) find the probability that the student is not female or a nursing major.
D) Are the events “being male” and “being a nursing major” mutually exclusive? Explain. The table below shows the number of male and female students enrolled in nursi Non-nursing majors 1011 729 2740 Total 1110 2329 3439 Nursing majors Males Females Total 600 699 (a) Find the probability that the student is male or a nursing major. P(being male or being nursing major- (Round to the nearest thousandth as needed)

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Solution:- =>

a) P(being male or being nursing major) =  =  (1110+699-99)/3439 = 0.497

b) P(female or not a nursing major) = (2329+2740-1729)/3439 = 0.971

c) P(not female or a nursing major) =  (1110+699-99)/3439 = 0.497

d) No, they are not mutually exclusive. If they were, they couldn't happen at the same time. However, there are 99 males who are in nursing, so you can be both

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