In a tourism office, there are 40 employees, including 18 speak English, 22 speak French, 17 speak Spanish, 9 speak English and French, 6 speak English and Spanish, 5 speak French and Spanish and 2 speak all three languages. If information is requested from an employee chosen at random, what is the probability of this employee: a) speaks English or Spanish? b) only speaks Spanish? c) only speaks English? d) speaks French or Spanish? e) speaks one of the three languages?

In a tourism office, there are 40 employees, including 18 speak English, 22 speak French, 17 speak Spanish, 9 speak English and French, 6 speak English and Spanish, 5 speak French and Spanish and 2 speak all three languages. If information is requested from an employee chosen at random, what is the probability of this employee: a) speaks English or Spanish? b) only speaks Spanish? c) only speaks English? d) speaks French or Spanish? e) speaks one of the three languages?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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