The table below shows the number of male and female students enrolled in nursing

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The table below shows the number of male and female students enrolled in nursing at a particular university for a recent semester. ?(a) Find the probability that a randomly selected student is? male, given that the student is a nursing major. ?(b) Find the probability that a randomly selected student is a nursing? major, given that the student is male. Nursing Majors ?Non-nursing majors Total Males 99 1138 1237 Females 721 1682 2403 Total 820 2820 3640 ?(a) Find the probability that a randomly selected student is? male, given that the student is a nursing major. The probability is nothing . ?(Round to three decimal places as? needed.) ?(b) Find the probability that a randomly selected student is a nursing? major, given that the student is male. The probability is nothing . ?(Round to three decimal places as? needed.)

Explanation / Answer

from above :

a)

P(male|nursing major)=99/820= 0.121

b)

P(nursing major|male)=99/1237=0.080

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