At Eastern University,60% of the Students Are from Suburban Areas,30

question 60

Multiple Choice

At Eastern University,60% of the students are from suburban areas,30% are from rural areas,and 10% are from urban areas.Of the students from the suburban areas,60% are nonbusiness majors.Of the students from the rural areas,70% are nonbusiness majors.Of the students from the urban areas,90% are nonbusiness majors.The probability that a randomly selected student is a business major is

• A)0.66
• B)0.54
• C)0.44
• D)0.34

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