A group of students and faculty of UO are polled about whether or not UO should switch to a 4 day work week. The results are attached in the screen shot. What are the probability of a student voting "in favour"?

A group of students and faculty of UO are polled about whether or not UO should switch to a 4 day work week. The results are attached in the screen shot. What are the probability of a student voting "in favour"?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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