Of 120 students, 60 are studying French, 50 are studying Latin and 20 are studying French and Latin. Find the probability that a student is: (a) studying French or Latin and (b) studying neither.

Answer 1

Assuming that the 60 and 50 are studying only one language, there cannot be 20 studying both out of 120 students. Do you have your total number of students wrong?

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Answer 2

P(F or L) =P(F) + P(L) - P(F and L)
= 60/120 + 50/120 - 20/120
= 90/120
= 3/4

or you could make Venn diagrams showing overlapping circles for French and Latin within a universal set of 120
enter 20 in the intersection of the two circles.
then 40 would go in the non-overlapping part of French and 30 in the non-overlapping part of Latin
total of inside of both circles = 40+20+30 = 90
So Prob of F or L is 90/120 = 3/4

for b) number of students outside the two circles is 120-90 = 30
so Prob of neither F or L is 30/120 = 1/4

Answer 3

Can someone answer that, what is the probability that a student is studying French if it is given that he is studying Latin ?

Answer 4

Of 120 students, 60 are studying French, 50 are studying Spanish, and 20 are studying French and Spanish. If a student is chosen at random, find the probability that the student (i) is studying French or Spanish, (ii) is studying neither French nor Spanish

Answer 5

A group consists of 120 students. Of these, 60 are studying French, 50 are studying Spanish and 20 are studying French and Spanish. A student is selected at random. What is the Probability that the student is studying only French?