Recent statistics show that 45 out of every 100 felony arrests end in guilty pleas. Using the FBI’s standard population size of 100,000, indicate the probability value of a given felony arrest resulting in a plea of guilty.

16. At a certain house of correction, there are a total of 4000 inmates, of which 268 are women, the rest, of course, being men. If one were to randomly select an inmate from the total population,

a. What is the probability of selecting a female?

b. What is the probability of selecting a male?

c. Assuming independent selections, what is the probability of a male on the first selection and then a female on the second selection?