There were 754,299 masters degrees awarded in the United States in 2012. The table shows the numbers

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There were 754,299 master’s degrees awarded in the United States in 2012. The table shows the numbers of degrees awarded in several fields of study.

        Field of Study...............................................................................Number of Master’s Degrees

Business .........................................................................................................103,253

Education........................................................................................................178,062

Health professions and related clinical studies .........................................83,893

Visual and performing arts ...........................................................................17,331

Other ...............................................................................................................371,760

(a) What is the probability that a randomly selected student who earned a master’s degree in 2012 earned a degree in business?

(b) What is the probability that a randomly selected student who earned a master’s degree in 2012 earned a degree in either health professions and related clinical studies or the visual and performing arts?

(c) What is the probability that a randomly selected student who earned a master’s degree in 2012 earned a degree that was not in education?

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