If a person is selected at random from those surveyed, find the probability of each of the following events.1. The person is female or has a college degree. Answer:    2. The person is male or does not have a college degree. Answer:      3. The person is female or does not have a college degree. Answer:

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One hundred people were surveyed, and one question pertained to their educational background. The results of this question and their genders are given in the following table.

  Female (FF) Male (F′F′) Total
College degree (DD) 32 18 50
No college degree (D′D′) 20 30 50
Total 52 48 100

If a person is selected at random from those surveyed, find the probability of each of the following events.1. The person is female or has a college degree.
Answer: 

 

2. The person is male or does not have a college degree.
Answer: 

 

 

3. The person is female or does not have a college degree.
Answer: 

 

 

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The probability that the person is female or has a college degree is,

PFemale or Degree=PFemale+PDegree-PFemale and Degree=52100+50100-32100=52+50-32100=70100=0.7

Thus, the probability that the person is female or has a college degree is 0.7.

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