SOLUTION: A temporary agency fills jobs on a temporary basis for 1-2 months at a time.And the probability that you are hired on any given day is equally likely. (Monday - Friday)If two emplo

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Question 1178710: A temporary agency fills jobs on a temporary basis for 1-2 months at a time.And the probability that you are hired on any given day is equally likely. (Monday - Friday)If two employees are randomly selected, what is the probability that they were both hired on aFriday?
Answer by ikleyn(52858)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The probability that person1 will be hired on Friday is  .


The probability that person2 will be hired on Friday is  .


The probability that BOTH persons will be hired on Friday is the product


    P =  = ,     ANSWER


since the events are independent.

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