Q. A sociology teacher asked her students to complete a survey at the beginning of the year. One survey question asked,
Question Prompt: question_prompt: What is the probability that a randomly selected student has 1 or more siblings or is responsible?
Total Students Surveyed: Total number of students surveyed: 4 (irresponsible with 0 siblings) + 3 (responsible with 0 siblings) + 5 (irresponsible with 1 or more siblings) + 3 (responsible with 1 or more siblings) = 15 students.
Students with Siblings: Number of students with 1 or more siblings: 5 (irresponsible) + 3 (responsible) = 8 students.
Responsible Students: Number of students who are responsible: 3 (with 0 siblings) + 3 (with 1 or more siblings) = 6 students.
Probability Calculation: Probability of selecting a student with 1 or more siblings or responsible: (Number of students with 1 or more siblings+Number of responsible students)/Total number of students. But wait, we counted the responsible students with 1 or more siblings twice, so we need to subtract them once.
Corrected Probability: Corrected probability calculation: (8+6−3)/15=11/15.
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