Student Admissions Are Based on the Following Table, Which Shows

question 255

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 who had a Math SAT below 400 was admitted." (Round your answer to the nearest 0.01) . $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \mathbf { 2 0 0 } - \mathbf { 3 9 9 } & \mathbf { 4 0 0 } - \mathbf { 4 9 9 } & \mathbf { 5 0 0 } - \mathbf { 5 9 9 } & \mathbf { 6 0 0 } - \mathbf { 6 9 9 } & \mathbf { 7 0 0 } - \mathbf { 8 0 0 } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Admitted } & 7 & 212 & 1,135 & 2,882 & 5,322 & 9,558 \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Not } \\\text { Admitted }\end{array} & 779 & 3,502 & 8,700 & 12,230 & 5,150 & 30,361 \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Total } \\\text { Applicants }\end{array} & 786 & 3,714 & 9,835 & 15,112 & 10,472 & 39,919 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A)0.02
• B) 0.96
• C) 0.86
• D) 0.01
• E) 0.04

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