SOLUTION: A temporary agency fills jobs on a temporary basis for 1-2 months at a time.And the probability that you are hired on any given day is equally likely. (Monday - Friday)If two emplo

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Question 1178710: A temporary agency fills jobs on a temporary basis for 1-2 months at a time.And the probability that you are hired on any given day is equally likely. (Monday - Friday)If two employees are randomly selected, what is the probability that they were both hired on aFriday?
Answer by ikleyn(52852) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability that person1 will be hired on Friday is  1%2F5.


The probability that person2 will be hired on Friday is  1%2F5.


The probability that BOTH persons will be hired on Friday is the product


    P = %281%2F5%29%2A%281%2F5%29 = 1%2F25,     ANSWER


since the events are independent.

Solved.