Find the probability that a randomly selected female aged 16 to 24 is in the civ

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Find the probability that a randomly selected female aged 16 to 24 is in the civilian labor force, if she has a high school degree. (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)

College Enrollment and Work Activity 0f 2004 High School Graduates        Civilian Labor Force Women, age 16 to 24 Employed Unemployed Not in labor force Row total    < High School 662 205 759 1626     HS degree 2050 334 881 3265     Some college 1352 126 321 1799     Bachelors degree or more 921 55 105 1081      Column total 4985 720 2066 7771        Civilian Labor Force Men, age 16 to 24 Employed Unemployed Not in labor force Row total    < High School 1334 334 472 2140     HS degree 3110 429 438 3977     Some college 1425 106 126 1657     Bachelors degree or more 708 37 38 783      Column total 6577 906 1074 8557

Find the probability that a randomly selected female aged 16 to 24 is in the civilian labor force, if she has a high school degree. (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)

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Find the probability that a randomly selected female aged 16 to 24 is in the civilian labor force, if she has a high school degree. (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)

P(labor force|HS degree) = n(labor force and HS degree) / n(HS degree)

= 2050 / 3265 = 0.627871363

= 0.6279 [ANSWER]

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