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A company studied the number of lost-time accidents occurring at its Brownsville, Texas, plant. Historical records show that 7% of the employees suffered
lost-time accidents last year. Management belleves that a special safety program will reduce such accidents to 6% during the current year. In addition, it
estimates that 15% of employees who had lost-time accidents last year will experience a lost-time accident during the current year.
a. What percentage of the employees will experience lost-time accidents in both years (to 2 decimals)?
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b. What percentage of the employees will suffer at least one lost-time accident over the two-year period (to 2 decimals)?
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6.
7.
A company studied the number of lost-time accidents occurring at its Brownsville, Texas, plant. Historical records show that 7% of the employees suffered
lost-time accidents last year. Management belleves that a special safety program will reduce such accidents to 6% during the current year. In addition, it
estimates that 15% of employees who had lost-time accidents last year will experience a lost-time accident during the current year.
a. What percentage of the employees will experience lost-time accidents in both years (to 2 decimals)?
%
b. What percentage of the employees will suffer at least one lost-time accident over the two-year period (to 2 decimals)?
%
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A probability is essentially a number that demonstrates the likelihood or chance that a given event will happen. Probabilities could be expressed as proportions ranging from 0 to 1. You can also express them as percentages ranging from 0% to 100%.
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