WAEC 2022 · Paper 1 · Q32

The probability that a student will graduate from a college is 0.4. If 3 students are selected from the college, what is the probability that at least one student will graduate?

Worked solution (try it first)
  1. The probability that a student does not graduate is 1−0.4=0.61 - 0.4 = 0.6.
  2. The probability that none of the 3 graduates is 0.63=0.2160.6^3 = 0.216.
  3. At least one is everything except none: 1−0.216=0.784≈0.781 - 0.216 = 0.784 \approx 0.78, option C.

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