An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Its Applications (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13411-421-3
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Chapter 2 Probability - 2.3 The Probability Function - Questions - Page 31: 13

Answer

The percentage of new hires which will be minority females is 15%.

Work Step by Step

Let $A$ be the event that the new employees will be female and let $B$ be the event that the new employees will be minorities. Then \[\begin{align} & P(A)=0.60 \\ & P(B)=0.30 \\ \end{align}\] And let \[{{A}^{C}}\] be the event that the new employees will be male and let ${{B}^{C}}$ be the event that the new employees will be white. Since one out of four new employees will be a white male, that means \[P({{A}^{C}}\cap {{B}^{C}})=\frac{1}{4}=0.25\] By DeMorgan’s theorem, \[\begin{align} & P({{A}^{C}}\cap {{B}^{C}})=1-P(A\cup B) \\ & P(A\cup B)=1-P({{A}^{C}}\cap {{B}^{C}}) \\ & P(A\cup B)=1-0.25 \\ & P(A\cup B)=0.75 \\ \end{align}\] Therefore \[P({{A}^{C}}\cap {{B}^{C}})\] becomes \[\begin{align} & P(A\cap B)=P(A)+P(B)-P(A\cup B) \\ & P(A\cap B)=0.60+0.30-0.75 \\ & P(A\cap B)=0.15 \\ \end{align}\]
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