he following table shows U.S. employment figures for August 2011, broken down by

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he following table shows U.S. employment figures for August 2011, broken down by educational attainment. All numbers are in millions, and represent civilians aged 25 years and over. Those classed as "not in labor force" were not employed nor actively seeking employment.

Find the probability that a person was employed, given that the person had less than a high school diploma. Round your answer to two decimal places

Employed Unemployed Not in
Labor Force Total Less Than High
School Diploma 9.9 1.6 17.7 29.2 High School
Diploma Only 34.1 3.5 24.4 62.0 Some College or
Associate's Degree 34.4 3.0 15.6 53.0 Bachelor's Degree
or Higher 46.4 2.0 12.2 60.6 Total 124.8 10.1 69.9 204.8

Explanation / Answer

As per the table the total no of people who had less than a high school diploma = 29.2

Amongst those 29.2 with less than a high school diploma, 9.9 were employed.

Therefore the required probability = 9.9/29.2 = 0.339 which is 0.34 (rounding to 2 decimal places)

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