In a Management Trainee Program, 80 Percent of the Trainees

question 112

Multiple Choice

In a management trainee program, 80 percent of the trainees are female, 20 percent male. Ninety percent of the females attended college, 78 percent of the males attended college. A management trainee is selected at random. What is the probability that the person selected is a female who did attend college?

• A) P (female) P(did not attend college | female)
• B) P (did attend college) P (female | did not attend college)
• C) P (female) P(did attend college | female)
• D) P (did attend college)

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