Out of a pool of 40 men and 10 women, all of whom are equally qualified for one position as an instructor in chemistry, the person hired was a male. The probability that this would happen if the department ignored gender as a variable in selection is
A) .40
B) .80
C) .50
D) .63

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Since all candidates are equally qualified and there are four times as many men as women, the probability of selecting a male is 40/50 or 0.8.

Out of a Pool of 40 Men and 10 Women