63% of students at one college drink coffee,and 16% of people who drink coffee suffer from insomnia.What is the probability that a randomly selected student drinks coffee and suffers from insomnia?

A) 0.1008
B) 0.6892
C) 0.5292
D) 0.79
E) 0.16

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Michelle Seeger · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  To find the probability that a student both drinks coffee and suffers from insomnia, multiply the probability of a student drinking coffee (63% or 0.63) by the probability that a coffee drinker suffers from insomnia (16% or 0.16). This gives 0.63 * 0.16 = 0.1008.

63% of students at one college drink coffee,and 16% of people who drink coffee suffer from insomnia.What is the probability that a randomly selected student drinks coffee and suffers from insomnia?

A) 0.1008
B) 0.6892
C) 0.5292
D) 0.79
E) 0.16

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63% of students at one college drink coffee,and 16% of people who drink coffee suffer from insomnia.What is the probability that a randomly selected student drinks coffee and suffers from insomnia?A) 0.1008B) 0.6892C) 0.5292D) 0.79E) 0.16

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63% of students at one college drink coffee,and 16% of people who drink coffee suffer from insomnia.What is the probability that a randomly selected student drinks coffee and suffers from insomnia?

A) 0.1008
B) 0.6892
C) 0.5292
D) 0.79
E) 0.16