Children have a 1 in 2500 chance of being born with Cystic fibrosis and children have a 1 in 10000 chance of being born with phocomelia. What is the odds of the next child born in a hospital having either Cystic fibrosis or phocomelia?

Children have a 1 in 2500 chance of being born with Cystic fibrosis and children have a 1 in 10000 chance of being born with phocomelia. What is the odds of the next child born in a hospital having either Cystic fibrosis or phocomelia?

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P(cystic fibrosis) = 1/2500

P(phocomelia) = 1/10000

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P(either A or B) = P(A∪B) = P(A)+P(B) - P(AB)

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