document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1194963>Question 1194963</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a certain town, male and female each form 50% of the population. It is known that 20% of the males and 5% of the females are unemployed. A research student studying the employment situation selects an unemployed person at random. What is the probability that the person so selected is: (a) male        (b) Female<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given that the numbers of males and females are the same, the 20% of males that are unemployed and the 5% of females that are unemployed means there are 4 times as many males as females that are unemployed -- i.e., 4/5 of the unemployed people are male.  So<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) P(randomly selected unemployed person is male) = 4/5 = 80% = 0.80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) P(randomly selected unemployed person is female) = 1/5 = 20% = 0.20<BR>\n" );
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