In a group of 40 students, 23 take the ap psychology class, 18 take the ap calculus class, and 8 take both classes. what is the probability that a student takes ap psychology or ap calculus?

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a Venn Diagram problem.

23 - 8 = 15 take just AP Psychology

18 - 8 = 10 take just AP Calculus

I think this question is likely done by adding all three areas together to get 33

15 + 10 + 8

33

The probability is therefore 33/40 = 0.825

one way is to plot 2 points and connect them which is what the answer choices seem to be doing

it seems to be using the y intercept and the slope

y=mx+b, m=slope, b=y-intercept (where the line hits the y axis)

slope=rise/run

y-intercept is where the line croses the y axis which is the y value where x=0

you seem to have given the wrong slope (you didn't put a number in front of te x, it should be 2/3 or 3/2 looking at the answer options)

y=? x-1

m=? because of your fault

b=-1

so it has a slope of ? and y intercept of -1, meaning it pases through (0,-1)

so draw point (0,-1) (so answer is one of the first 2 option)

if slope is 2/3, then go up 2 and right 3 then draw line through those 2 points

if slope is 3/2, then go up 3 and right 2 then draw line through those 2 points