There were 754,299 masters degrees awarded in the United States in 2012. The table shows the numbers
Question:
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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College Algebra
ISBN: 978-0134697024
12th edition
Authors: Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels