Algebra 2 Common Core

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ISBN 10: 0133186024
ISBN 13: 978-0-13318-602-4

Chapter 11 - Probability and Statistics - 11-4 Conditional Probability - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 700: 8

Answer

$90$% of job applicants have a high-school diploma.

Work Step by Step

The total amount of people in the table are $54+27+5+4=90$. The number of people that have a diploma $54+27=81$. Use the formula $P(event)$=$\dfrac{chanceof event happening}{totalnumber}$: $P(has$ $diploma)$= $\dfrac{81}{90}$ $\approx$ $0.9$ = $90$% Only $90$% of the job applicants have a high school diploma.
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