A Music Store Has 8 Male and 12 Female Employees

question 141

Multiple Choice

A music store has 8 male and 12 female employees. Suppose one employee is selected at random and the employee's gender is observed. List the sample points for this experiment, and assign probabilities to the sample points.

• A) {male, female}; P(male) = .4 and P(female) = .6
• B) {male, female}; P(male) = .8 and P(female) = .12
• C) {8, 12}; P(8) = .5 and P(12) = .6
• D) {8, 12}; P(8) = .8 and P(12) = .12

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