The Registrar of Computronics Institute Has Compiled the Following Statistics

question 134

Multiple Choice

The registrar of Computronics Institute has compiled the following statistics on the progress of the school's students in their 2-yr computer programming course leading to an associate degree: Of beginning students in a particular year, 80% successfully complete their first year of study and move on to the second year, whereas 20% drop out of the program; of second-year students in a particular year, 85% go on to graduate at the end of the year, whereas 15% drop out of the program. Determine the probability that a beginning student enrolled in the program will complete the course successfully.
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• A) 0.9
• B) 0.75
• C) 0.68
• D) 0.51

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