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A sociology teacher asked her students to complete a survey at the beginning of the year. One survey question asked, "Do you consider yourself responsible?" Another question asked, "How many siblings do you have?"





Irresponsible
Responsible


0 siblings
4
3


1 or more siblings
5
3




What is the probability that a randomly selected student has 1 or more siblings or is responsible?
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A sociology teacher asked her students to complete a survey at the beginning of the year. One survey question asked,

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Q. A sociology teacher asked her students to complete a survey at the beginning of the year. One survey question asked,
  1. Question Prompt: question_prompt: What is the probability that a randomly selected student has 11 or more siblings or is responsible?
  2. Total Students Surveyed: Total number of students surveyed: 44 (irresponsible with 00 siblings) + 33 (responsible with 00 siblings) + 55 (irresponsible with 11 or more siblings) + 33 (responsible with 11 or more siblings) = 1515 students.
  3. Students with Siblings: Number of students with 11 or more siblings: 55 (irresponsible) + 33 (responsible) = 88 students.
  4. Responsible Students: Number of students who are responsible: 33 (with 00 siblings) + 33 (with 11 or more siblings) = 66 students.
  5. Probability Calculation: Probability of selecting a student with 11 or more siblings or responsible: (Number of students with 1 or more siblings+Number of responsible students)/Total number of students(\text{Number of students with } 1 \text{ or more siblings} + \text{Number of responsible students}) / \text{Total number of students}. But wait, we counted the responsible students with 11 or more siblings twice, so we need to subtract them once.
  6. Corrected Probability: Corrected probability calculation: (8+63)/15=11/15(8 + 6 - 3) / 15 = 11 / 15.

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