Answer:
(a) 0.610 or 61%
(b) 0.390 or 39%
Step-by-step explanation:
(a) The total number of people who received a degree in this year to choose from is 795,325; the number of women within the total population is 485,142. Therefore, the probability that the chosen person is female is:
[tex]P(F)=\frac{485,142}{795,325}=0.610\ or\ 61\%[/tex]
(b) Assuming that students are either male or female, the probability of the selected student being male is:
[tex]P(M) = 1- P(F)=1-0.610=0.390\ or\ 39\%[/tex]
