Use the Addition Rule for Disjoint Events
-The Distribution of Bachelor's

question 53

Multiple Choice

Use the Addition Rule for Disjoint Events
-The distribution of Bachelor's degrees conferred by a university is listed in the table. Assume that a student majors in only one subject. What is the probability that a randomly selected student with a Bachelor's degree majored in Physics or Philosophy? Round your answer to three decimal places.
$\begin{array}{l|c}\text { Major } & \text { Frequency } \\\hline \text { Physics } & 225 \\\text { Philosophy } & 208 \\\text { Engineering } & 86 \\\text { Business } & 176 \\\text { Chemistry } & 222\end{array}$

• A) \(0.472\)
• B) \(0.528\)
• C) \(0.245\)
• D) \(0.227\)

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