In a locality there are 150 youth out of whom 80 are university students and 70 are males. The probability that a randomly selected youth is a male university student, given that there are 35 female non-university students

\frac{70}{150}

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\frac{35}{70}

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\frac{35}{80}

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\frac{35}{150}

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Solution

The correct option is D $\frac{35}{150}$
The distribution can be thought of as:
Non-University students $(70)$ : Female = $35$ , Male $= 35$
University students $(80$ ): Female = $45$ , Male $= 35$ .
Required probability = $35 / 150$

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In a locality there are 150 youth out of whom 80 are university students and 70 are males. The probability that a randomly selected youth is a male university student, given that there are 35 female non-university students

The correct option is D 35150The distribution can be thought of as:Non-University students (70): Female = 35, Male =35University students (80): Female = 45, Male =35.Required probability = 35/150

The correct option is D $\frac{35}{150}$
The distribution can be thought of as:
Non-University students $(70)$ : Female = $35$ , Male $= 35$
University students $(80$ ): Female = $45$ , Male $= 35$ .
Required probability = $35 / 150$