In a reputed engineering college in Delhi, students are evaluated based on trimesters. The probability that an Engineering student fails in the first trimester is 0.08. If he does not fail in the first trimester, the probability that he is promoted to the second year is 0.87. The probability that the student will complete the first year in the Engineering College is approximately:
Explanation:
We consider that the student fails in the first year if he fails in the first trimester.
Therefore, the probability that the student will complete the first year the first year in the Engineering College is approximately = Probability that he passes 1st trimester × Probability that he passes 1st semester and is promoted to the second year) = 0.92 × 0.87 ≈ 0.8
Hence, option (a).
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