A survey of athletes at a high school is conducted, and the following facts are discovered: 51% of the athletes are football players, 22% are basketball players, and 15% of the athletes play both football and basketball. An athlete is chosen at random from the high school: what is the probability that the athlete is either a football player or a basketball player

A survey of athletes at a high school is conducted, and the following facts are discovered: 51% of the athletes are football players, 22% are basketball players, and 15% of the athletes play both football and basketball. An athlete is chosen at random from the high school: what is the probability that the athlete is either a football player or a basketball player

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A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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