When two probabilities are multiplied, the probability represents a compound event

True:  If we have two independent events and want to know the probability of their happening at the same time, we multiply the two probabilities together.  "Two events happening at the same time" is a compound event.  We more often see this as "P(xy)," the probability of x AND y.

A. dividing 99 by 204 will tell you that 99 out of 204 of the people were females at the action movie.