A Company Is Studying the Number of Monthly Absences Among

question 73

Multiple Choice

A company is studying the number of monthly absences among its 125 employees. The following probability distribution shows the likelihood that people were absent 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 days last month. Given the probability distribution, which of the following predictions is correct?

• A)60% of the employees will have more than one day absent per month.
• B)There is a 0.04 probability that an employee will be absent one day per month.
• C)There is a 0.12 probability that an employee will be absent two days per month.
• D)There is a 0.50 probability that an employee will be absent 0.72 days per month.

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