Question

ben works part-time in a warehouse. his boss is going to send one employee home early as there is little work. of the 56 employees, 21 are part-time. if the boss picks one employee at random, what are the chances it will be a part-time employee?

Answer 1

It would be 21 out of 56. In simplifying terms its 3 out of 8.

Answer 2

Answer: The chances that it will be a part time employees is
`\dfac{3}{8}`

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Total number of employees = 56

Number of part time employees = 21

So, Probability that it will be a part time employee is given by

`\frac{\text{Number of part time employees}}{\text{Total number of employees}}\\\\=(21)/(56)\\\\=(3)/(8)`

Hence, The chances that it will be a part time employees is
`\dfac{3}{8}`