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11 Jan 2024, 10:59
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Dropdown 2: 2 out of 5
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The above is a pictograph that represents selected results from a survey of steelworkers at the Cochran Central Steel Mill. Each symbol represents 50 workers in a sample of 2,000. Refer to this pictograph and use the dropdown menus to complete each statement in accordance with the information given above.
If one worker is selected at random from the surveyed 2,000, the chance that the worker earns less than $30,000 a year or has a college education or both is
If one worker is selected at random from the surveyed 2,000, the chance that the worker will both earn less than $30,000 a year and have a college education is
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Dropdown 1: 17 out of 20
Dropdown 2: 2 out of 5
11 Jan 2024, 20:38
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Foo overlapping sets, I like to always translate to a table, takes 15 secs.
Here:
Let's stick with the number of symbols instead of going back to the total number of people.
(blank) // College // No College // Total
-30k // 16 // 6 // 22
+30k // 12 // 6 // 18
Total // 28 // 12 // 40
So, first question:
Number of people with college education: 28
Number of people who make -30k: 22
Number of people who have both (need to be substracted since counted twice): 16
Total: 28+22-16= 34
So 34/40=17/20
Second question:
It's quite immediate, the number is at the crossing of column "College" and "-30k", so 16
Total: 16/40=2/5
Here:
Let's stick with the number of symbols instead of going back to the total number of people.
(blank) // College // No College // Total
-30k // 16 // 6 // 22
+30k // 12 // 6 // 18
Total // 28 // 12 // 40
So, first question:
Number of people with college education: 28
Number of people who make -30k: 22
Number of people who have both (need to be substracted since counted twice): 16
Total: 28+22-16= 34
So 34/40=17/20
Second question:
It's quite immediate, the number is at the crossing of column "College" and "-30k", so 16
Total: 16/40=2/5
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08 Apr 2024, 22:25
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Each symbol represents 50 workers in a sample of 2000
=> There are 40 symbols
If one worker is selected at random from the surveyed 2,000, the chance that the worker earns less than $30,000 a year or has a college education or both is [17/20]
=> 6 symbols
=> % those both earn more than $30k and No college education = \(\frac{6}{40} = \frac{3}{20}\)
=> % those earning less than $30,000 a year or having a college education or both: \(1 - \frac{3}{20} = \frac{17}{20}\)
If one worker is selected at random from the surveyed 2,000, the chance that the worker will both earn less than $30,000 a year and have a college education is [2/5]
=> 16 symbols
=> % = \(\frac{16}{40} = \frac{2}{5}\)
=> There are 40 symbols
If one worker is selected at random from the surveyed 2,000, the chance that the worker earns less than $30,000 a year or has a college education or both is [17/20]
- Earn less than $30k
- Has a college education
- Both
=> 6 symbols
=> % those both earn more than $30k and No college education = \(\frac{6}{40} = \frac{3}{20}\)
=> % those earning less than $30,000 a year or having a college education or both: \(1 - \frac{3}{20} = \frac{17}{20}\)
If one worker is selected at random from the surveyed 2,000, the chance that the worker will both earn less than $30,000 a year and have a college education is [2/5]
- Earn less than $30k
- Have a collge education
=> 16 symbols
=> % = \(\frac{16}{40} = \frac{2}{5}\)
