Find the probability that John or Charles wins, assuming that this game has only one winner.

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Dan, John, and Charles are in a gambling game. Dan and John have the same probability of winning and
each is twice as likely to win as Charles. Find the probability that John or Charles wins, assuming that this
game has only one winner.

 

TOPIC: 
OBTAINING DATA, 
PROBABILITY
Sample Space and Relationships among Events
The Multiplicative Rule, Permutations, and Combinations
The Axioms of Probability
Conditional Probability
 SOME ELEMENTARY THEOREMS(RULES) OF PROBABILITY

SUBJECT: ENGINEERING DATA ANALYSIS

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