Each of the 20 employees in an office took a 60 point test on office safety. The test scores are listed in the table below. Whic
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Step-by-step explanation:
We know that:
Only employees are hired during the first 3 days of the week with equal probability.
2 employees are selected at random.
So:
A. The probability that an employee has been hired on a Monday is:
.
If we call P(A) the probability that 2 employees have been hired on a Monday, then:
B. We now look for the probability that two selected employees have been hired on the same day of the week.
The probability that both are hired on a Monday, for example, we know is . We also know that the probability of being hired on a Monday is equal to the probability of being hired on a Tuesday or on a Wednesday. But if both were hired on the same day, then it could be a Monday, a Tuesday or a Wednesday.
So
.
C. If the probability that two people have been hired on a specific day of the week is , then the probability that 7 people have been hired on the same day is:
D. The probability is . This number is quite close to zero. Therefore it is an unlikely bastate event.
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