Answer:
[tex]Probability = 0.3131[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Required
Determine the probability of selecting a woman
The given data can be represented to show women distribution as:
-------------------------------------- Women ------------------- Total
Assistant Professors ----------- 108 ----------------------253
Associate Professors ---------97 -------------------------301
Full Professors -----------------78---------------------------350
First, we calculate the number of women
[tex]Women = 108 + 97 + 78[/tex]
[tex]Women = 283[/tex]
Next, we calculate the total number of professors
[tex]Professors = 253 + 301 + 350[/tex]
[tex]Professors = 904[/tex]
Probability of selecting women is then calculated as:
[tex]Probability = \frac{Women}{Professors}[/tex]
[tex]Probability = \frac{283}{904}[/tex]
[tex]Probability = 0.31305309734[/tex]
[tex]Probability = 0.3131[/tex] -- (approximated)