Student Admissions Are Based on the Following Table, Which Shows

question 224

Short Answer

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). $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \mathbf { 2 0 0 } - \mathbf { 3 9 9 } & \mathbf { 4 0 0 } - \mathbf { 4 9 9 } & \mathbf { 5 0 0 } - \mathbf { 5 9 9 } & \mathbf { 6 0 0 } - \mathbf { 6 9 9 } & \mathbf { 7 0 0 } - \mathbf { 8 0 0 } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Admitted } & 5 & 212 & 1,120 & 2,882 & 5,346 & 9,565 \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Not } \\\text { Admitted }\end{array} & 628 & 3,507 & 9,289 & 12,230 & 5,150 & 30,804 \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Total } \\\text { Applicants }\end{array} & 633 & 3,719 & 10,409 & 15,112 & 10,496 & 40,369 \\\hline\end{array}$$ ​
Enter your answer in decimal form, not as a fraction.
The probability is __________.

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