a) 0.10
b) 0.33
c) 0.67
d) 0.75
ANSWER:
B 0.33
solotiun of this answer
probability = no. of favorable cases / total cases
favorable cases = mean who don’t have any college degree
= 600 – 400 = 200
Total Cases = 600
Probability = 200 / 600 = 0.33
The employees of a company were surveyed on questions regarding their educational background (college degree or no college degree) and marital status (single or married). Of the 600 employees, 400 had college degrees, 100 were single, and 60 were single college graduates. The probability that an employee of the company is married and has a college degree is:
| College Degree | No college degree | Total | |
| Single | 60 | 40 | 100 |
| Married | 340 | 160 | 500 |
| Total | 400 | 200 | 600 |
A) 0.6666
B) 0.5667
C) 0.9665
D) 0.1669
ANSWER: B) 0.5667
P ( an employee of the company is married and has a college degree )
= Number of employee that are ‘ married and has a college degree’ / Total number
= 340 / 600 = 17 / 30 = 0.5667
The employees of a company were surveyed on questions regarding their educational background (college degree or no college degree) and marital status (single or married). Of the 600 employees, 400 had college degrees, 100 were single, and 60 were single college graduates. The probability that an employee of the company is single or has a college degree is
a) 0.110
b) 0.733
c) 0.697
d) 0.870
ANSWER: b) 0.733
the employees of a company were surveyed on questions regarding their educational background (college degree or no college degree) and marital status (single or married). Of the 600 employees, 400 had college degrees, 100 were single, and 60 were single college graduates. The probability that an employee of the company is married and has a college degree is:
a) 0.210
b) 0.567
c) 0.897
d) 0.970
ANSWER: b) 0.567