SOLUTION: At a publishing company 60% of the editors are female. 30% of the female editors and 20% of the male editors have a maths degree. What percentage of all the editors have a maths d

SOLUTION: At a publishing company 60% of the editors are female. 30% of the female editors and 20% of the male editors have a maths degree. What percentage of all the editors have a maths d

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Question 1138491: At a publishing company 60% of the editors are female. 30% of the female editors and 20% of the male editors have a maths degree. What percentage of all the editors have a maths degree?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
60% women--30% with math degree so .60*.30=0.18 with math
40% men--20% have math degree, so .40*.20=0.08 of all with math
Total is 0.26 or 26% with math degree.
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