Question

The employees of a company were surveyed on questions regarding their educational background (college degree or no college degree) and marital status (single or married). Of the 600 employees, 400 had college degrees, 100 were single, and 60 were single college graduates. The probability that an employee of the company is married and has a college degree is?

Answer 1

Answer:0.68

Explanation:

Given

Total of 600 employees out of which 400 had college degree ,100 are single

and 60 were single graduates

therefore out of 100, 60 were single and rest 40 are single undergraduate

and out of 400, 60 were single graduates thus 340 are married graduate.

Now out of 600, 100 were single i.e. 500 is married

thus Probability that an employee is married and has a college degree is

=
`(Favourable outcome )/(Total outcome)`

P=
`(340)/(500)`=0.68