Question

A company conducts a study to understand how employees act during meetings. They observe a total of 300 different meetings and determine whether employees are choosing to multitask or not. The following incomplete table shows the results. Overall, employees chose to multitask during 90% of all the meetings observed. Based on the information above, as a decimal, what is the probability that employees choose to multitask during an in-person meeting?

Answer 1

Based on the available information, the probability that employees choose to multitask during an in-person meeting, as a decimal, is 0.003.

To calculate the probability that employees choose to multitask during an in-person meeting, use the information provided.

Given:

Total number of meetings observed = 300

Overall, employees chose to multitask during 90% of all the meetings observed.

Assume that the number of in-person meetings observed is represented by 'x'.

Therefore, the number of meetings where employees chose to multitask during an in-person meeting would be 0.9x.

Probability = (Number of meetings where employees chose to multitask during an in-person meeting) / (Total number of meetings observed)

Probability = (0.9x) / 300

To find the probability as a decimal, simplify the expression:

Probability = (0.9x) / 300

Probability = 0.003x

Therefore, the probability that employees choose to multitask during an in-person meeting, as a decimal, is 0.003.