Based upon the following information provided below answer the following:
The Bottom Line Gift Boutique had been the target of many shoplifters in the past, but its newly installed camera security system has helped in the apprehension of 250 shoplifters in the last six months.
A breakdown of these 250 shoplifters revealed the following:
Males = 130, 60 were first time offenders and 70 were repeat offenders
Females = 120, 44 were first time offenders and 76 were repeat offenders
First-Time Offenders = 104 and repeat offenders = 146
Assume the apprehended shoplifter is chosen at RANDOM.
What is the probability that the shoplifter is a female, given that the shoplifter is a Repeat Offender?
a. .3040
b. .4800
c. .5840
d. .6333
e. None of the above
2007-10-22 22:32:30 · 6 answers · asked by jane 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
There are 146 repeat offenders.
76 of those were female.
76/146=0.5205, so i also assume the answer is E
0.304=76/250 is wrong because you are given that the shoplifter is a repeat offender, so you can ignore the 104 first-time offenders.
2007-10-22 23:18:00 · answer #1 · answered by supremebobl 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would be 76/146 (# female repeat offenders/ # total repeat offenders), which ends up being 0.520547945. So, the answer would be e.
2007-10-23 00:21:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
number of female repeat offenders divided by the total number of sholifters..! so 76/250..! and that's a. 0.3040..! =]
2007-10-22 23:19:33 · answer #3 · answered by wheeeeeeee..! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Come on Jane, that question is too mind boggling for poor old granny. Have an easier one, please?
2016-05-25 00:28:10 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.5205 but is neither of the choices so i guess its E
2007-10-22 22:39:22 · answer #5 · answered by scarlettcrew87 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a, but you should really be doing your own homework..
2007-10-22 22:44:39 · answer #6 · answered by bestonnet_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋