The two-way table summarizes data from the human resource department at a university:
New Hires
What is the probability (rounded to three decimal places)that a new hire is female?
A)0.487
B)0.434
C)0.513
D)0.250

Question

The two-way table summarizes data from the human resource department at a university:
New Hires 
What is the probability (rounded to three decimal places)that a new hire is female?
A)0.487 
B)0.434 
C)0.513 
D)0.250

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the probability that a new hire is female, we need to look at the "Gender" row and the "Total" column. We can see that there are 39 total new hires, and 20 of them are female. Therefore, the probability is 20/39, which is approximately 0.513 when rounded to three decimal places. Thus, the best choice is C.

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