document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=59094>Question 59094</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Dear Maths expert,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please I need some help with the following mini-case:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Below are the results of a survey:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Major<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Male -  Female<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Accounting  100 (M) -   100 (F)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Management  150 (M) -   50(F)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Finance     50   (M)-  50(F)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total       300  (M)-  200(F)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) What is the probability of selecting a female student?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) What is the probability of selecting a finance or accounting major?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) What is the probability of selecting an accounting major, given that the person selected is a male?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks very much in advance.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Gerald \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #40530 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=40530\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi Gerald,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Way to butter us up with the whole \"math expert\" thing!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Below are the results of a survey:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Major<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Male -  Female<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Accounting  100 (M) -   100 (F)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Management  150 (M) -   50(F)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Finance     50   (M)-  50(F)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total       300  (M)-  200(F)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) What is the probability of selecting a female student?  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total number of Females over the total numeber of students is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=200/(200+300)=200/500=2/5 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B) What is the probability of selecting a finance or accounting major?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total Number of finance students over total number of students + total number of accounting majors over the total number of students is: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=(100+100)/500+(150+50)/500=200/500+200/500=400/500=4/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C) What is the probability of selecting an accounting major, given that the person selected is a male?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total number of accounting majors that are male over the total number of males is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=100/300=1/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Happy Calculating, Gerald!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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