Employees of a local company are classified according to gender and job type. The following table summarizes the number of people in each job category.
$\begin{array}{lcc}
&\underline{\text { Male (M)}}&\underline{\text {Female (F) }}\
\underline{\text { Job }}\
\text { Administrative (AD) } & 110 & 10 \
\text { Salaried staff (SS) } & 30 & 50 \
\text { Hourly staff (HS) } & 60 & 40
\end{array}$ If an employee is selected at random, what is the probability that the employee is female given that the employee is a salaried staff member?
A).50
B) .60
C) .625
D) .70

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The probability that an employee is female given that the employee is a salaried staff member is calculated by dividing the number of female salaried staff members by the total number of salaried staff members. There are 50 female salaried staff members and a total of 80 salaried staff members (30 male + 50 female), so the probability is $50/80 = 0.625$.

Employees of a Local Company Are Classified According to Gender