## A focus group is currently made up of $$x$$ men and y women. If $$2$$ men and $$4$$ women are added to the group, and if

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### A focus group is currently made up of $$x$$ men and y women. If $$2$$ men and $$4$$ women are added to the group, and if

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A focus group is currently made up of $$x$$ men and y women. If $$2$$ men and $$4$$ women are added to the group, and if one person is selected at random from the larger focus group, then what is the probability that a man is selected?

A. $$\dfrac{x}{x + 2}$$
B. $$\dfrac{x}{x + y}$$
C. $$\dfrac{x + 2}{x + y + 2}$$
D. $$\dfrac{y + 4}{x + y + 6}$$
E. $$\dfrac{x + 2}{x + y + 6}$$

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### Re: A focus group is currently made up of $$x$$ men and y women. If $$2$$ men and $$4$$ women are added to the group, an

by GMATStudyStudent » Thu Oct 01, 2020 10:33 am
Total men in the group: x+2
Total women in the whole group: y+4
Total men and women: x+y+6

Thus probability to select men is: (Number of men) / (Total number of men and women)

$$\frac{x+2}{x+y+6}$$

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