Sunday, August 9, 2015

Chart


                             NY             NJ             CT

Male                     100             60               50
Female                   80             50               80


1) Probability person is female and lives in NY

P(F and NY)

80 females from New York and (100 + 60 + 50 + 80 + 50 + 80) = 420 people total in the company from those three states

P(F and NY) = 80/420 = 4/21

2) Probability person is male or lives in NJ

P(M or NJ) = (100 + 60 + 50 + 50)/420

                 = 260/420

                 = 13/21

3)  P(CT if M)

Number of male and living in Connecticut = 50
Number of males (100 + 60 + 50) = 210

P(CT if M) = 50/210 = 5/21

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