Below are listed the numbers of engineers in various fields

Below are listed the numbers of engineers in various fields by sex. Choose one engineer at random. Find P(female/ mechanical). Write your answer as a proportion rounded to 3 decimal places.

Mechanical

Electrical

Biomedical

Male

9,601

4,357

6,318

Female

2,039

1,181

5,168

Answer:

Solution

Here,

P(Female|mechanica) = n(female and mechanical) / n(mechanical)

= 2039 / (9601 + 2039)

= 0.175171821 [answer]