The probability that an employee at a company uses illegal drugs is 0.08.The probability than an employee is male is 0.55.Assuming that these events are independent,what is the probability that a randomly chosen employee is a male drug user?
A)0.742
B)0.145
C)0.044
D)0.006

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Since the events are assumed to be independent, we can multiply the probabilities of each event: P(male) x P(drug user) = 0.55 x 0.08 = 0.044. Therefore, the probability that a randomly chosen employee is a male drug user is 0.044 or 4.4%.

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