The probability of selecting a female student can be found by dividing the number of female students by the total number of students.
The number of female students is given as 25.
The total number of students is given as 100.
Therefore, the probability of selecting a female student is 25/100 = 1/4.
One hundred college seniors attending a career fair at a university were categorized according to gender and according to primary career motivation. The table below shows the results. If one of these students is to be selected at random, find the probability that the student selected is female.
Primary Career Motivation
Money
Allowed to be Creative
Sense of
Giving to Society
Total
Male
18
17
40
75
Female
12
6
7
25
Total
30
23
47
100
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