The Two-Way Table Summarizes Data from the Human Resource Department

question 39

Multiple Choice

The two-way table summarizes data from the human resource department at a university: New Hires $$\begin{array} { l | c c | c } & \text { Tenure } & \text { Adjunct } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Men } & 17 & 25 & 42 \\\text { Women } & 20 & 21 & 41 \\\hline \text { Total } & 37 & 46 & 83\end{array}$$ What is the probability (rounded to two decimal places) of a randomly selected new hire being tenure track given that the new hire is a woman?

• A)0
• B)0.51
• C)0.49
• D)0.20
• E)0.24

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