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document.write( "A company with 3,895 employees selects employees for random drug<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tests. Each employee is assigned a number between 1 and 3,895. The company uses a computer to randomly select employee numbers that range from 1 to 3,895. Find the probability of selecting a number greater than 2900.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Number of employees \"greater than 2900\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3895-2900 = 995<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total number or employees = 3895<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Probability = 995/3895 = 0.2555 = 25.55%<BR>\n" );
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