SOLUTION: An office employs seven women and five men. One employee will be randomly selected
to receive a free lunch with the boss. What is the probability that the selected employee will b
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Question 348132: An office employs seven women and five men. One employee will be randomly selected
to receive a free lunch with the boss. What is the probability that the selected employee will be a woman?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An office employs seven women and five men. One employee will be randomly selected to receive a free lunch with the boss.
What is the probability that the selected employee will be a woman?
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P(woman) = 7/12
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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