In a company's committee for organization structure, 23% of the members are female and 12% of the females are top executives. What is the probability that a randomly selected member of the committee is a female top executive?

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Working problem 4.22:
In a company's committee for organization structure, 23% of the members are female and
12% of the females are top executives. What is the probability that a randomly selected
member of the committee is a female top executive?
Working problem 4.23:
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice
Statistics, about 15% of Federal law enforcement officers are female and 85% are male.
Two federal law enforcement officers were selected at random from a group of 40 officers.
The first officer is not retuned to the group (sampling without replacement). Find the
probability that the first officer selected is female and the second is male.
Transcribed Image Text:Working problem 4.22: In a company's committee for organization structure, 23% of the members are female and 12% of the females are top executives. What is the probability that a randomly selected member of the committee is a female top executive? Working problem 4.23: According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, about 15% of Federal law enforcement officers are female and 85% are male. Two federal law enforcement officers were selected at random from a group of 40 officers. The first officer is not retuned to the group (sampling without replacement). Find the probability that the first officer selected is female and the second is male.
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