The table below shows the number of male and female

students enrolled in nursing at a university for a certain semester. A student is selected at random. Complete parts (a) through(d).

Nursing majors Non-nursing majors Total

females 97 1014 1111

males 700 1725 2425

total 797 2739 3536

(a) Find the probability that the student is male or a nursing major.

P(being male or being nursing major) =

(Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.)

(b) Find the probability that the student is female or not a nursing major.

P(being female or not being a nursing major) =

(Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.)

P(not being female or being a nursing major)=

(Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.)

(d) Are the events “being male” and “being a nursing major” mutually exclusive? Explain.

A. Yes, because one can’t be male and a nursing major at the same time.

B. No, because there are 97 males majoring in nursing..

C. No, because one can’t be male and a nursing major at the same time.

D. Yes, because there are 97 males majoring in nursing.