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The pie chart shows the distribution of 4320 st... - WAEC Mathematics 2009 Question

The pie chart shows the distribution of 4320 students who graduated from four departments in a university. If a student is picked at random from the four departments, what id the probability that he is not from the education department?

A
\(\frac{3}{10}\)
B
\(\frac{2}{9}\)
C
\(\frac{5}{18}\)
D
\(\frac{7}{10}\)
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Correct Option: D

(\frac{\text{education}}{\text{graduates}} = \frac{108}{360} \times 4320)

= 1296

Pr(Education) = (\frac{1296}{4320} = \frac{1}{10})

pr(not education) = 1 - (\frac{3}{10})

= (\frac{10 - 3}{10})

= (\frac{7}{10})

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