A group of employees of Unique Services will be surveyed about a new pension plan. In-depth interviews with each employee selected in the sample will be conducted. The employees are classified as follows. What is the probability that the first person selected is classified as a maintenance employee?
A)0.20
B)0.50
C)0.025
D)1.00

Question

A group of employees of Unique Services will be surveyed about a new pension plan. In-depth interviews with each employee selected in the sample will be conducted. The employees are classified as follows.  What is the probability that the first person selected is classified as a maintenance employee?
A)0.20 
B)0.50 
C)0.025 
D)1.00

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

According to the classification chart, there are 40 maintenance employees out of a total of 160 employees, giving a probability of 40/160 or 0.025.

A Group of Employees of Unique Services Will Be Surveyed