Explain the legitimate probability model

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Question: Language study. Choose a student in grades 9 to 12 at random and ask if he or she is studying a language other than English. Here is the distribution of results:

Language:        Spanish       French       German       All others        None

Probability:        0.302          0.080         0.021          0.022          0.575

(a) Explain why this is a legitimate probability model.

(b) What is the probability that a randomly chosen student is studying a language other than English?

(c) What is the probability that a randomly chosen student is studying French, German, or Spanish?

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