A health instructor surveyed all his students, and tallied the results. The first survey question asked, "Do you adhere to a vegetarian diet or omnivorous diet?" The second question asked, "If you were to buy a pet today, which animal would it be?" The probability that a student adheres to an omnivorous diet is 0.6, the probability that a student would buy a hamster is 0.6 and the probability that a student adheres to an omnivorous diet and would buy a hamster is 0.4. What is the probability that a randomly chosen student adheres to an omnivorous diet or would buy a hamster?

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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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A health instructor surveyed all his
students, and tallied the results. The first
survey question asked, "Do you adhere to
a vegetarian diet or omnivorous diet?"
The second question asked, "If you were
to buy a pet today, which animal would it
be?"
The probability that a student adheres to
an omnivorous diet is 0.6, the probability
that a student would buy a hamster is 0.6
and the probability that a student
adheres to an omnivorous diet and would
buy a hamster is 0.4.
What is the probability that a randomly
chosen student adheres to an omnivorous
diet or would buy a hamster?
Transcribed Image Text:A health instructor surveyed all his students, and tallied the results. The first survey question asked, "Do you adhere to a vegetarian diet or omnivorous diet?" The second question asked, "If you were to buy a pet today, which animal would it be?" The probability that a student adheres to an omnivorous diet is 0.6, the probability that a student would buy a hamster is 0.6 and the probability that a student adheres to an omnivorous diet and would buy a hamster is 0.4. What is the probability that a randomly chosen student adheres to an omnivorous diet or would buy a hamster?
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