GRE Prep Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
If 14 women and 10 men are employed in a certain office, what is the
[#permalink]
04 Feb 2022, 06:30
04 Feb 2022, 06:30
Expert Reply
1
Bookmarks
00:00
Question Stats:
100% (00:21) correct
0% (00:00) wrong based on 16 sessions
Hide Show timer Statistics
If 14 women and 10 men are employed in a certain office, what is the probability that one employee picked at random will be a woman?
A. 1/14
B. 1/6
C. 7/12
D. 1
E. 7/5
A. 1/14
B. 1/6
C. 7/12
D. 1
E. 7/5
Retired Moderator
Joined: 10 Apr 2015
Posts: 6218
Given Kudos: 136
Re: If 14 women and 10 men are employed in a certain office, what is the
[#permalink]
04 Feb 2022, 06:37
04 Feb 2022, 06:37
2
Carcass wrote:
If 14 women and 10 men are employed in a certain office, what is the probability that one employee picked at random will be a woman?
A. 1/14
B. 1/6
C. 7/12
D. 1
E. 7/5
A. 1/14
B. 1/6
C. 7/12
D. 1
E. 7/5
14 + 10 = 24, which means there are 24 possible outcomes when choosing an employee at random
Of those 24 possible outcomes, there are 14 outcomes in which the chosen employee is a woman.
So, P(selecting a woman) = 14/24 = 7/12
Answer: C
gmatclubot
Re: If 14 women and 10 men are employed in a certain office, what is the [#permalink]
04 Feb 2022, 06:37
Moderators:
