Question

A large company that must hire a new president prepares a final list of five candidates, all of whom are equally qualified. Two of these candidates are members of a minority group. To avoid bias in the selection of the candidate, the company decides to select the president by lottery. a. What is the probability one of the minority candidates is hired

Answer 1

The probability of one of the minority candidates being hired is 40%.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the probability that one of the minority candidates is hired, we need to determine the number of favorable outcomes (one of the minority candidates being selected) and divide it by the total number of possible outcomes (selecting any candidate from the final list of five).

Since there are two minority candidates and five candidates total, the probability of selecting one of the minority candidates is

P(one of the minority candidates being hired) = 2/5 = 0.4 = 40%