Employees of a Local University Have Been Classified According to Gender

question 24

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 a member of the hourly staff, given that the employee is female?

• A) 0.400
• B) 0.133
• C) 0.160
• D) 0.053
• E) 0.533

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