i.
To calculate: The probability that the selected firefighter is a female. The firefighters in one country in the United States consist of 600 members: 120 women and 480 men.
Over a 5-year period, 160 firefighters were promoted. The table shows the breakdown of promotions for male and female firefighter.
ii.
To calculate: The probability that the selected firefighter was promoted.
iii.
To calculate: The probability that the selected firefighter is a male or was not promoted.
iv.
To calculate: The probability that the selected firefighter was promoted, given that he is male.
v.
To calculate: The probability that the selected firefighter was promoted, given that she is female.
vi.
To state: The meaning of differences in the resulted probabilities of part (d) and (e).
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