A class in advanced physics is composed of 10 juniors, 30 seniors, and 10 graduate students. the final grades show that 3 of the juniors, 10 of the seniors, and 5 of the graduate students received an a for the course. if a student is chosen at random from this class and is found to have earned an a, what is the probability that he or she is a senior?

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Solution: We are given:

Total students = 10 + 30 + 10 =50

Number of students who received A grade = 3 + 10 + 5 = 18

Number of senior student's who received A grade is = 10

Let A be the event that the student is senior and B be the event that he or she earned an A. Then,

[tex]P(A \cap B)=\frac{10}{50}[/tex]

[tex]P(B) = \frac{18}{50}[/tex]

Now the probability a student chosen at random from this class and is found to have earned an A, the probability that he or she is a senior is:

[tex]P(A|B) = \frac{P(A \cap B}{P(B)}[/tex]

                 [tex]=\frac{\frac{10}{50} }{\frac{18}{50} }[/tex]

                 [tex]=\frac{10}{18}=\frac{5}{9} =0.556[/tex]


Using the probability concept, it is found that there is a 0.5555 = 55.55% probability that he or she is a senior.

A probability is the number of desired outcomes divided by the number of total outcomes.

In this problem:

  • 3 + 10 + 5 = 18 students received an a.
  • Of those, 10 are seniors.

Then:

[tex]p = \frac{10}{18} = 0.5555[/tex]

0.5555 = 55.55% probability that he or she is a senior.

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