Total students = a+b+c+u = 100% = 1
Students registering a maths course = a+c = 0.54
Students registering a physics course = b+c = 0.38
Students registering for both maths and physics = c = 0.2
a = 0.54-0.2 = 0.34
b = 0.38-0.2 = 0.18
u = 1-0.34-0.18-0.2 = 0.28
a) Probability students registered for maths or physics course = a+b+c = 0.34+0.18+0.2 = 0.72 = 72%
b) Probability that the grade 11th students did not also register either a math or a physics course: u = 0.28 = 28%
c) For mutually exclusive events:
P ( A ∪ B) = P (A) + P ( B )
P(Physics and Maths) = c = 0.2
P(Physics) = 0.38
P(Maths) = 0.54
P(Physics and Maths) ≠ P(Physics) + P(Maths)
So, student registering a math course in addition to physics course are not mutually exclusive.
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