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At a high school, students can choose between three art electives, four history electives, and five computer electives. Each student can choose two electives.What is the approximate probability that a student chooses a computer elective and an art elective?

A
0.11364
B
0.21212
C
0.22727
D
0.42424
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A gymnastics coach records the scores of a gymnast and develops the probability distribution below. What is the probability the gymnast scores a 9 or 9.5?Probability DistributionGymnastics Score: XProbability: P(X)50.025.50.0260.066.50.170.167.50.1480.188.50.189?9.50.02

A
0.02
B
0.04
C
0.12
D
0.14
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Four girls and six boys are in a Spanish club. Three of the people will be chosen at random to represent the group in a photograph.What is the probability that one girl and two boys will be chosen?

A
40%
B
50%
C
60%
D
70%
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A burrito restaurant recorded 200 customer orders. Each order was categorized by whether it was takeout or dine-in and whether it was placed on a weekday or a weekend.The results are shown below: Using this table, decide which statement about independence is true. Which statement is correct?

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A
The events “takeout” and “weekday” are independent.
B
The events “weekday” and “weekend” are independent.
C
The events “order type” (takeout or dine-in) and “day of the week” (weekday or weekend) are not independent.
D
The events “takeout” and “dine-in” are independent.
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A local newspaper compiles data on the number of days, X, people in a neighborhood receive the newspaper. The probability distribution for the data is shown in the table below. What is the probability that a randomly chosen person receives the newspaper at least one day per week?

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A
16%
B
33%
C
41%
D
83%
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Belleville High School offers classes on three different foreign languages. Let A be the event that a student is in eleventh grade, and let B be the event that a student is enrolled in French class.

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A
A and B are independent events because P(A∣B) = P(A).
B
A and B are independent events because P(A∣B) = P(B).
C
A and B are not independent events because P(A∣B) ≠ P(A).
D
A and B are not independent events because P(A∣B) ≠ P(B).

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