The table shows the results of a survey of college students. Find the probability that a student is taking a humanities class, given that the student is male. 70 male 80 women Round to the nearest thousandth.

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To find the probability that a randomly selected college student is taking a humanities class given that the student is male, we need additional data regarding how many of the male students are taking a humanities class.

Let’s denote:

  • Number of male students taking a humanities class as \( H_m \).
  • Total number of male students as \( T_m = 70 \).
  • Total number of female students as \( T_w = 80 \).

The probability we want to determine is

\[ P(H | M) = \frac{H_m}{T_m} \]

where \( P(H | M) \) is the probability of taking a humanities class (H) given that the student is male (M).

Without the exact number of male students taking a humanities class, we can't compute the probability. Please provide more information about how many male students are taking a humanities class.