According to The Chronicle for Higher Education (Aug. 26, 2011), there were 787,325 associate degrees awarded by U.S. community colleges in the 2008-2009 academic year. A total of 488,142 of these degrees were awarded to women.
a. If a person who received a degree in 2008-2009 was selected at random, what is the probability that the selected student will be female?
b. What is the probability that the selected student will be male?