Use the table to answer the question.

Studying Online

This table presents the number of girls and boys who prefer or do not prefer studying online.
Girls Boys Row total
Want the option to keep studying online 10 3 13
Don’t want the option to keep studying online 5 7 12
Column total 15 10 25
Which mathematical sentence can be used to calculate the probability of selecting a student who wants the option to keep studying online or is a boy?

(1 point)
Responses

325
Start Fraction 3 over 25 End Fraction

1325+1025
Start Fraction 13 over 25 End Fraction plus Start Fraction 10 over 25 End Fraction

1325×1025
Start Fraction 13 over 25 End Fraction times Start Fraction 10 over 25 End Fraction

1325+1025−325
Start Fraction 13 over 25 End Fraction plus Start Fraction 10 over 25 End Fraction minus Start Fraction 3 over 25 End Fraction
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To determine the probability of selecting a student who wants the option to keep studying online or is a boy, we can denote:

  • Let \( A \) be the event that a student wants to study online.
  • Let \( B \) be the event that a student is a boy.

From the table, we have the following information:

  • \( P(A) = \frac{13}{25} \) (the total number of students who want to study online)
  • \( P(B) = \frac{10}{25} \) (the total number of boys)
  • \( P(A \cap B) = \frac{3}{25} \) (the number of boys who want to study online)

Using the formula for the probability of the union of two events:

\[ P(A \cup B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A \cap B) \]

We can substitute the values we have:

\[ P(A \cup B) = \frac{13}{25} + \frac{10}{25} - \frac{3}{25} \]

This matches the response:

1325 + 1025 - 325

Thus, the correct choice is:

1325 + 1025 - 325