The mathematics department of a college has 12 male professors, 10 female professors, 11 male teaching assistants, and 6 female

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The mathematics department of a college has 12 male professors, 10 female professors, 11 male teaching assistants, and 6 female

teaching assistants. If a person is selected at random from the group, find the probability that the selected person is a teaching assistant or a female

Mathematics

2 answers:

vovangra [49] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-02T22:37:56+03:00

vovangra [49]4 years ago

5 0

16 out of a 23 percent for all the females

aivan3 [116] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-02T20:34:08+03:00

aivan3 [116]4 years ago

3 0

12 male professors
10 female professors
11 male teaching assitants
6 female teaching assitants
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39 persons

[17 teaching assistants + 10 female non teaching assistant] /39 persons = 27/39 = 9/13

Answer: 9/13