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Two thirds of eth students in a class are boys and the rest girls. It is known that eh probability of a girl getting a first class is 0.25 and that of a boy getting a first class is 0.28. find the probability that a student chosen at random will get first class marks in the subject.

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To solve the problem step-by-step, we will use the law of total probability. ### Step 1: Define Events Let: - \( E_1 \): The event that a selected student is a boy. - \( E_2 \): The event that a selected student is a girl. - \( A \): The event that a selected student gets first class marks. ### Step 2: Determine Probabilities of Events From the problem: - The probability of selecting a boy, \( P(E_1) = \frac{2}{3} \). - The probability of selecting a girl, \( P(E_2) = 1 - P(E_1) = 1 - \frac{2}{3} = \frac{1}{3} \). ### Step 3: Determine Conditional Probabilities - The probability of a boy getting first class marks, \( P(A | E_1) = 0.28 \). - The probability of a girl getting first class marks, \( P(A | E_2) = 0.25 \). ### Step 4: Apply the Law of Total Probability Using the law of total probability, we can find the probability that a randomly selected student gets first class marks: \[ P(A) = P(E_1) \cdot P(A | E_1) + P(E_2) \cdot P(A | E_2) \] ### Step 5: Substitute Values Substituting the known values into the equation: \[ P(A) = \left( \frac{2}{3} \cdot 0.28 \right) + \left( \frac{1}{3} \cdot 0.25 \right) \] ### Step 6: Calculate Each Term Calculating the first term: \[ \frac{2}{3} \cdot 0.28 = \frac{0.56}{3} \] Calculating the second term: \[ \frac{1}{3} \cdot 0.25 = \frac{0.25}{3} \] ### Step 7: Combine the Results Now, we can combine the results: \[ P(A) = \frac{0.56}{3} + \frac{0.25}{3} = \frac{0.56 + 0.25}{3} = \frac{0.81}{3} \] ### Step 8: Final Calculation Calculating \( \frac{0.81}{3} \): \[ P(A) = 0.27 \] ### Conclusion The probability that a student chosen at random will get first class marks in the subject is \( 0.27 \). ---

To solve the problem step-by-step, we will use the law of total probability. ### Step 1: Define Events Let: - \( E_1 \): The event that a selected student is a boy. - \( E_2 \): The event that a selected student is a girl. - \( A \): The event that a selected student gets first class marks. ...
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