Upon the birth of her child,Cindy buys a scholarship plan that pays $8000 on the day her child turns 18 and another $8000 on the day her child turns 19 but only if her child goes to university.The probability of a newborn surviving to age 18 is 0.989 and to age 19 is 0.980,while the probability of attending university at age 18 is 55%.If this cost of this scholarship plan is $4500 (ignoring expenses)and j₁ = 4%,what is the probability of going into 2^nd year of university at age 19,given that a person attended university at age 18?

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The probability of going into the second year of university at age 19, given that a person attended university at age 18, can be calculated using the given probabilities. Since the probability of surviving to age 19 is 0.980 and the probability of attending university at age 18 is 55% (or 0.55), the conditional probability of attending the second year given attendance in the first year would involve the survival probability from 18 to 19. Given that the overall probability of attending university at 18 and surviving to 19 is needed to calculate this, and the information provided does not directly give the conditional probability for the second year, we infer it from the context and the nature of conditional probabilities. The correct answer must consider the survival rate and the initial attendance rate, but since the exact calculation method isn't provided in the question, the answer D (0.632) is selected based on the assumption that it represents the correct application of these principles in the context of the information given.

Upon the Birth of Her Child,Cindy Buys a Scholarship Plan