A company is studying the number of monthly absences among its 125 employees. The following probability distribution shows the likelihood that people were absent 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 days last month. Given the probability distribution, which of the following predictions is correct?
A) 60% of the employees will have more than one day absent for a month.
B) There is a 0.04 probability that an employee will be absent 1 day during a month.
C) There is a 0.12 probability that an employee will be absent 2 days during a month.
D) There is a 0.50 probability that an employee will be absent 0.72 days during a month.

Question

A company is studying the number of monthly absences among its 125 employees. The following probability distribution shows the likelihood that people were absent 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 days last month.  Given the probability distribution, which of the following predictions is correct?
A) 60% of the employees will have more than one day absent for a month. 
B) There is a 0.04 probability that an employee will be absent 1 day during a month. 
C) There is a 0.12 probability that an employee will be absent 2 days during a month. 
D) There is a 0.50 probability that an employee will be absent 0.72 days during a month.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The probability for an employee to be absent 2 days during a month is 0.12, according to the probability distribution. The other options are either not supported by the distribution or incorrect.

A Company Is Studying the Number of Monthly Absences Among