Question

The boss at a workplace is decided who to hire and who to fire. Last week, John was late for work 1 out of 16 times and David was late for work 6 out of 16 times. The boss wants to know who is more likely to be late for work? Explain your answer. show all steps.

Answer 1

This question can be solved by using the law of probability. The boss wants to hire the person who is more punctual in work .

John was late for work 1out of 16 times , so his probability for being late is =. 1÷16 = 0.0625

Or he has 6.25% chance of being late.

Now , David was late for 6 out of 16 times, so his probability of being late = 6÷16 = 0.375. Or he has 37.5 % chance of being late .

As per above probability distribution , we can say that David has more chance of being late i.e 37.5%. as compared to John who has only 6.25% chance of being late.

Answer : David is more likely to be late.