The two-way table summarizes data from the human resource department at a university: New Hires $\begin{array}{l|cc|l}
& { Tenure}&{ Adjunct } & \text { Total } \
\hline \text { Men } & 15 & 20 & 35 \
\text { Women } & 15 & 20 & 35 \
\hline \text { Total } & 30 & 40 & 70
\end{array}$ What is the probability (rounded to two decimal places)that a randomly selected new hire is a tenure-track woman?
A)0
B)0.21
C)0.43
D)0.15
E)0.50

Question

The two-way table summarizes data from the human resource department at a university: New Hires $\begin{array}{l|cc|l} 
& { Tenure}&{ Adjunct } & \text { Total } \
\hline \text { Men } & 15 & 20 & 35 \
\text { Women } & 15 & 20 & 35 \
\hline \text { Total } & 30 & 40 & 70
\end{array}$ What is the probability (rounded to two decimal places)that a randomly selected new hire is a tenure-track woman?
A)0
B)0.21
C)0.43
D)0.15
E)0.50

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The probability that a randomly selected new hire is a tenure-track woman is calculated by dividing the number of tenure-track women (15) by the total number of new hires (70), which gives 0.2143. Rounded to two decimal places, this is 0.21.

The Two-Way Table Summarizes Data from the Human Resource Department