Occupations Based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 36.3% of employed persons

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Occupations Based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 36.3% of employed persons in the United States have occupations classified as management, professional, and related; 16.8% have occupations classified as service; 24.5% have occupations classified as sales and office; 10.2% have occupations classified as natural resources, construction, and maintenance; 12.2% have occupations classified as production, transportation, and material moving. Women hold 50.8% of the management, professional, and related occupations, 57.2% of the service occupations, 63.2% of the sales and office occupations, 4.2% of the natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations, 22.4% of the production, transportation, and material moving occupations. (a) What percentage of employed persons in the United States are women? (b) If an employed woman is selected, what is the probability her occupation is classified as management, professional, and related? (c) If an employed woman is selected, what is the probability her occupation is classified as service? (d) If an employed woman is selected, what is the probability her occupation is classified as sales and office? Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2008