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The following table uses 1992 data concerning the percentages of male and female full-time...

The following table uses 1992 data concerning the percentages of male and female full-time workers whose annual salaries fall into different ranges:

Earnings range

Percentage of females

Percentage of males

≤9999

8.6

4.4

10,000−19,999

38.0

21.1

20,000−24,999

19.4

15.8

25,000−49,999

29.2

41.5

≥50,000

4.8

17.2

Suppose that random samples of 200 male and 200 female full-time workers are chosen. Approximate the probability that

(a) at least 70 of the women earn $25,000 or more;


(b) at most 60 percent of the men earn $25,000 or more;


(c) at least three-fourths of the men and at least half the women earn $20,000 or more.

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