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15Probability from a table

A survey asked 200 students whether they have a part-time job. Juniors: 34 have a job, 56 do not. Seniors: 52 have a job, 58 do not. If a senior from the survey is chosen at random, what is the probability that the senior has a job?

The probability a randomly chosen senior has a job is 26/55, about 0.473. There are 52 + 58 = 110 seniors total, and 52 of them have a job, so P = 52/110 = 26/55.

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