SOLUTION: a county welfare agency employs 29 welfare workers who interview prospective stamp recipients. periodically, the supervisor selects,at random, the forms completed by two workers to

Question 1056868: a county welfare agency employs 29 welfare workers who interview prospective stamp recipients. periodically, the supervisor selects,at random, the forms completed by two workers to audit for illegal deductions. unknown to the supervisor, eight of the workers have regularly been giving illegal deductions to applicants. what is the probability both workers chosen have been giving illegal deductions?
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The probability that two workers giving illegal deductions will be chosen is:
8/29 x 7/28, or 0.06896551. ☺☺☺☺
RELATED QUESTIONS
Kindly assist . The people welfare state wants to create a welfare agency . its... (answered by stanbon)

(Please help?) The following are the weekly amounts of welfare payments made by the... (answered by Fombitz)

MAT 145: Topics In Contemporary Math Argument Forms Identify the logical fallacy... (answered by Alan3354,ikleyn)

A study found that 1% of Social Security recipients are too young to vote. If 800 Social... (answered by Boreal)

A class contributed $11.40 in dimes and quarters to a welfare fund. In all, there were 60 (answered by fractalier)

A cetain factory employs 60 workers. If four out of five workers are married, how... (answered by lynnlo)

A warehouse employs 27 workers on first shift, 19 workers on second shift, and 14 workers (answered by ikleyn)

A warehouse employs 24 workers on first shift, 17 workers on second shift, and 13 workers (answered by greenestamps)

The manager of a small business hires a consultant to help determine how the manager can... (answered by solver91311)