College Students Were Given Three Choices of Pizza Toppings and Asked

question 18

Multiple Choice

College students were given three choices of pizza toppings and asked to choose one favorite.The following table shows the results.
$$\begin{array} { c | c c c c } \text { toppings } & \text { freshman } & \text { sophomore } & \text { junior } & \text { senior } \\\hline \text { cheese } & 16 & 16 & 26 & 29 \\\text { meat } & 25 & 29 & 16 & 16 \\\text { veggie } & 16 & 16 & 25 & 29\end{array}$$
Given that a student's favorite topping is veggie, what is the probability that the student is a junior or a senior?

• A)0.208
• B)0.380
• C)0.385
• D)0.41
• E)0.631

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