For Purposes of Making On-Campus Housing Assignments, a College Classifies

question 74

Essay

For purposes of making on-campus housing assignments, a college classifies its students
as Priority A (seniors), Priority B (juniors), and Priority C (freshmen and sophomores). Of
the students who choose to live on campus, 10% are seniors, 20% are juniors, and the rest
are underclassmen. The most desirable dorm is the newly constructed Gold dorm, and 60%
of the seniors elect to live there. 15% of the juniors also live there, along with only 5% of the
freshmen and sophomores. What is the probability that a randomly selected resident of the
Gold dorm is a senior? Show your work clearly on the back of this page.

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Definitions:

Accepted

Generally approved or recognized as correct or valid.

Conformity

The act of adjusting one's behaviors or beliefs to align with the norms or standards of a group or society.

Social Status

The position or rank of a person or group within the social hierarchy, determined by wealth, occupation, education, ethnicity, or other factors.

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people when the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.