Fairview High School has an anime (Japanese animation) club that any student can attend. The relative frequency table shows the proportion of students in the high school who take Japanese and/or are in the anime club.

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|}
\hline & Take Japanese & \begin{tabular}{c}
Do not take \\
Japanese
\end{tabular} & Total \\
\hline In anime club & 0.15 & 0.01 & 0.16 \\
\hline Not in anime club & 0.05 & 0.79 & 0.84 \\
\hline Total & 0.20 & 0.80 & 1.0 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

Given that a student is in the anime club, what is the likelihood that he or she takes Japanese?

A. About [tex]$94 \%$[/tex]

B. [tex]$15 \%$[/tex]

C. [tex]$75 \%$[/tex]

D. [tex]$20 \%$[/tex]



Answer :

To determine the likelihood that a student takes Japanese given that they are in the anime club, we can use conditional probability. Specifically, we need to find [tex]\( P(\text{Take Japanese} \mid \text{In anime club}) \)[/tex].

Based on the provided table:

1. Probability of being in the anime club and taking Japanese, [tex]\( P(\text{In anime club and take Japanese}) \)[/tex]:
- This is given directly in the table as 0.15 (15%).

2. Probability of being in the anime club, [tex]\( P(\text{In anime club}) \)[/tex]:
- This is also given directly in the table as 0.16 (16%).

Using the formula for conditional probability:
[tex]\[ P(\text{Take Japanese} \mid \text{In anime club}) = \frac{P(\text{In anime club and take Japanese})}{P(\text{In anime club})} \][/tex]

Substitute the values:
[tex]\[ P(\text{Take Japanese} \mid \text{In anime club}) = \frac{0.15}{0.16} = 0.9375 \][/tex]

To express this probability as a percentage, multiply by 100:
[tex]\[ 0.9375 \times 100 = 93.75\% \][/tex]

Therefore, the likelihood that a student takes Japanese given that they are in the anime club is approximately [tex]\( 94\% \)[/tex].

The correct answer is:
A. About [tex]\( 94\% \)[/tex]