Of all the people applying for a certain job, 90% are qualified and 10% are not. The personnel manager claims that she approves qualified people 70% of the time; she approves unqualified people 20% of the time. Find the probability that a person is
Of all the people applying for a certain job, 90% are qualified and 10% are not. The personnel manager claims that she approves qualified people 70% of the time; she approves unqualified people 20% of the time. Find the probability that a person is
Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012
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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
Problem 2C
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Of all the people applying for a certain job,
90%
are qualified and
10%
are not. The personnel manager claims that she approves qualified people
70%
of the time; she approves unqualified people
20%
of the time. Find the probability that a person is
qualified
if the person was
approved
by the manager.
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