Student Admissions Are Based on the Following Table, Which Shows

question 135

Multiple Choice

Student admissions are based on the following table, which shows the profile, by Math SAT I scores, of admitted students at some university for the Fall 2004 semester. Determine the theoretical probability of the event: "An applicant had a Math SAT in the range 500 - 599 or was admitted." (Round your answer to the nearest 0.01) . $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \mathbf { 2 0 0 } - \mathbf { 3 9 9 } & \mathbf { 4 0 0 } - \mathbf { 4 9 9 } & \mathbf { 5 0 0 } \mathbf { - 5 9 9 } & \mathbf { 6 0 0 } - \mathbf { 6 9 9 } & \mathbf { 7 0 0 } \mathbf { - 8 0 0 } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Admitted } & 6 & 212 & 1,128 & 2,882 & 5,267 & 9,495 \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Not } \\\text { Admitted }\end{array} & 681 & 3,508 & 8,798 & 12,230 & 5,150 & 30,367 \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Total } \\\text { Applicants }\end{array} & 687 & 3,720 & 9,926 & 15,112 & 10,417 & 39,862 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A)0.46
• B) 0.21
• C) 0.24
• D) 0.03
• E) 0.25

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