Among 1,000 freshmen pursuing a business degree at a university, 520 are enrolled in an economics course, 490 are enrolled in a mathematics course, and 290 are enrolled in both an economics and a mathematics course. What is the probability that a freshman selected at random from this group is enrolled in exactly one of these two courses?       300/1000     820/1000     690/1000     430/1000     560/1000     None of these

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  1. Among 1,000 freshmen pursuing a business degree at a university, 520 are enrolled in an economics course, 490 are enrolled in a mathematics course, and 290 are enrolled in both an economics and a mathematics course.

    What is the probability that a freshman selected at random from this group is enrolled in exactly one of these two courses?

     

       

    300/1000

       

    820/1000

       

    690/1000

       

    430/1000

       

    560/1000

       

    None of these

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