A teacher of a class of 25 students is trying to decide whether her class will play soccer, or basketball. She surveys the class and finds out that 15 students like soccer, 10 like basketball, and 5 like soccer and basketball. Determine the probability that a random student likes soccer.

A teacher of a class of 25 students is trying to decide whether her class will play soccer, or basketball. She surveys the class and finds out that 15 students like soccer, 10 like basketball, and 5 like soccer and basketball. Determine the probability that a random student likes soccer.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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