SOLUTION: In a particular corporation, 56% of the employees are white, 95% are male, and 53% are white males. For a randomly selected employee,find the probability that the selected employee

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Question 1160577: In a particular corporation, 56% of the employees are white, 95% are male, and 53% are white males. For a randomly selected employee,find the probability that the selected employee is female.[Give your answer to nearest 2 dp]
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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since 95% of the employees are male, then 5% of the employees must be female.
that's your solution as best i can determne from the information given.
the fact that 56% are white and 53% are white males appears to be superfluous information that doesn't do anything to help solve the problem.