Answer:
a) 0.152 = 15.2% probability that this person is a female who engages in physical exercise activities during the lunch hour.
b) 0.248 = 24.8% probability that this person is a female who does not engage in physical exercise activities during the lunch hour.
Step-by-step explanation:
Question a:
20% of employees engage in physical exercise.
This 20% is composed by:
8% of 60%(males)
x% of 100 - 60 = 40%(females).
Then, x is given by:




0.38 = 38%
Probability of being a female who engages in exercise:
40% are female, 38% of 40% engage in exercise. So
0.38*0.4 = 0.152
0.152 = 15.2% probability that this person is a female who engages in physical exercise activities during the lunch hour.
B. If we choose an employee at random from this corporation,what is the probability that this person is a female who does not engage in physical exercise activities during the lunch hour?
40% are female, 100% - 38% = 62% of 40% do not engage in exercise. So
0.62*0.4 = 0.248
0.248 = 24.8% probability that this person is a female who does not engage in physical exercise activities during the lunch hour.
If you know the LCM then you divide it by the other number.
If you don't already know it: is 8 a factor of 9 or do they have equal factors? No.
Is 9 a factor of 8 or do they have equal factors? No.
The easy way: multiply 8 by 9 to get LCM :)