An electrician applied for a job in Long Harbour, Muskrat Falls, & Voisey’s Bay. According to a local electrical contractor, the probability of getting a job at Long Harbour is 85%, in Muskrat Falls it’s 52% and in Voisey’s Bay it’s 78%. Calculate the probability of: a) being offered a job in all three locations. b) not being offered a job at all. c) being offered a job in “only one” location. d) being offered a job in “at least” one location.

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An electrician applied for a job in Long Harbour, Muskrat Falls, & Voisey’s Bay. According to a local electrical contractor, the probability of getting a job at Long Harbour is 85%, in Muskrat Falls it’s 52% and in Voisey’s Bay it’s 78%. Calculate the probability of:

a) being offered a job in all three locations.

b) not being offered a job at all.

c) being offered a job in “only one” location. d) being offered a job in “at least” one location. 

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