Suppose that in a particular Finite course, 5/14 of students plan on majoring in math, 11/42 plan on majoring in history, and 1/7 plan on double majoring in math and history. How many want to major in exactly one of history or math?

Suppose that in a particular Finite course, 5/14 of students plan on majoring in math, 11/42 plan on majoring in history, and 1/7 plan on double majoring in math and history. How many want to major in exactly one of history or math?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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Suppose that in a particular Finite course, 5/14 of students plan on majoring in math, 11/42 plan on
majoring in history, and 1/7 plan on double majoring in math and history. How many want to major in
exactly one of history or math?

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