THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION

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Essay

THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
A personnel officer for a firm that employs many part time salespeople tries out a sales aptitude test on several hundred applicants.Because the test is unproven,results are not used in hiring.Forty percent of applicants show high aptitude on the test and 12% of those hired both show high and achieve good sales records.The firm's experience shows that 30% of all salespeople achieve good sales.Let A be the event "shows high aptitude" and let B be the event "achieves good sales".
-What is P(A)?

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Definitions:

Diamonds

Gemstones consisting of a crystalline form of carbon, often used in jewelry for adornment and considered valuable due to their rarity and physical properties.

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The process of extracting minerals, metals, and other geological materials from the earth, typically through the creation of mines.

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Individuals or groups actively engaged in a conflict, battle, or war, typically referring to soldiers or armed fighters.

War Zones

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