document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=828966>Question 828966</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Of 1000 employees in a company, 250 are males and 750 are females. A total of 200 of the male and 400 of the female employees are in favor of a proposed paying scheme. If an employee is chosen at random, what is the probability that:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         a) the employee is a male and is in  favor<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         b) the employee is not in favor and is a famale </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a) the employee is a male and is in favor<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(male and in favor) = P(favor |male)P(male) = (200/250)(250/1000) = 1/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) the employee is not in favor and is a famale<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= P(favor and female) = P(favor |female)*P(female) = (450/750)(750/1000)= 9/20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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