A class contains 16 boys and 10 girls of which halfof the boys and half of the girls are fat.Find the probability that a student chosen at randomis a boy or a fat student.

Given,no.of boys=16no.of girls=10no.of fat girls=8no.of fat boys=5Total no.of students=26

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A class contains 16 boys and 10 girls of which half of the boys and half of the girls are fat. Find the probability that a student chosen at random is a boy or a fat student.