SOLUTION: There are 100 employees at Kiddie Carts International. Fifty-seven of the employees are production workers, 40 are supervisors, 2 are secretaries, and the remaining employee is t

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Question 329004: There are 100 employees at Kiddie Carts International. Fifty-seven of the employees are
production workers, 40 are supervisors, 2 are secretaries, and the remaining employee
is the president. Suppose an employee is selected:
a. What is the probability the selected employee is a production worker?
b. What is the probability the selected employee is either a production worker or a supervisor?
c. Refer to part (b). Are these events mutually exclusive?
d. What is the probability the selected employee is neither a production worker nor a
supervisor?
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There are 100 employees at Kiddie Carts International. Fifty-seven of the employees are production workers, 40 are supervisors, 2 are secretaries, and the remaining employee is the president.
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Suppose an employee is selected:
a. What is the probability the selected employee is a production worker?
Ans: 57/100
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b. What is the probability the selected employee is either a production worker or a supervisor?
Ans: (57+50)/100
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c. Refer to part (b). Are these events mutually exclusive?
Ans: Yes because no employee is a production worker and a supervisor.
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d. What is the probability the selected employee is neither a production worker nor a supervisor?
Ans: 1-(57/100) = 3/100
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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