A study revealed that 45% of college freshmen are male and that 18% of male freshmen earned college credits while still in high school. Find the probability that a randomly chosen college
Freshman will be male and have earned college credits while still in high school.

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The probability that a randomly chosen college freshman is male and has earned college credits while still in high school is found by multiplying the probability that the freshman is male (45% or 0.45) by the probability that a male freshman has earned college credits while in high school (18% or 0.18). Thus, $0.45 \times 0.18 = 0.081$.

A Study Revealed That 45% of College Freshmen Are Male