Employees of a Local University Have Been Classified According to Gender

question 25

Multiple Choice

Employees of a local university have been classified according to gender and job type. If an employee is selected at random, what is the probability that the employee is male?

• A) .667
• B) .367
• C) .333
• D) .500
• E) .917

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