{"id":274837,"date":"2025-07-28T12:21:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T12:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=274837"},"modified":"2025-07-28T12:21:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T12:21:40","slug":"the-table-shows-the-distribution-of-the-labor-force-in-the-united-states-in-the-year-2000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/28\/the-table-shows-the-distribution-of-the-labor-force-in-the-united-states-in-the-year-2000\/","title":{"rendered":"The table shows the distribution of the labor force in the United States in the year 2000."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1096.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-274838\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is&nbsp;<strong>0.121<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a step-by-step explanation of how to find the solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To solve this problem, we need to find the probability that a randomly selected worker is a female who works in the industry field. The wording of the question, &#8220;the probability that a female works in the Industry field,&#8221; suggests a conditional probability. We are determining the likelihood that a worker is in the industry sector, given that the worker is female.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, we must determine the total number of female workers in the labor force. To do this, we sum the numbers in the &#8220;Female&#8221; row of the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Total female workers = (Females in Agriculture) + (Females in Industry) + (Females in Services)<br>Total female workers = 867,000 + 8,004,000 + 57,362,000<br>Total female workers = 66,233,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This total represents our sample space because the condition is that the worker is female.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, we identify the number of &#8220;favorable&#8221; outcomes, which is the number of female workers in the industry field. Looking at the table, we find this value at the intersection of the &#8220;Female&#8221; row and the &#8220;Industry&#8221; column.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Number of females in industry = 8,004,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, we can calculate the probability by dividing the number of females in industry by the total number of female workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Probability = (Number of females in industry) \/ (Total number of female workers)<br>Probability = 8,004,000 \/ 66,233,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Performing the division gives us:<br>Probability \u2248 0.120846<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The question asks to round the answer to the nearest thousandth, which is the third decimal place. The fourth decimal digit is 8, which is 5 or greater, so we round up the third digit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rounded Probability \u2248 0.121<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, the probability that a female worker works in the industry field is approximately 0.121.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"274839\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/learnexams-banner6-2426.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-274839\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Correct Answer and Explanation is: The correct answer is&nbsp;0.121. Here is a step-by-step explanation of how to find the solution: To solve this problem, we need to find the probability that a randomly selected worker is a female who works in the industry field. 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