A police department needs new tires for its patrolcars and the probabilities are 0.15, 0.24, 0.03, 0.28, 0.22,and 0.08, respectively, that it will buy Uniroyal tires,Goodyear tires, Michelin tires, General tires, Goodrichtires, or Armstrong tires. Find the probabilities that itwill buy(a) Goodyear or Goodrich tires;(b) Uniroyal, Michelin, or Goodrich tires;(c) Michelin or Armstrong tires;(d) Uniroyal, Michelin, General, or Goodrich tires.

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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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A police department needs new tires for its patrol
cars and the probabilities are 0.15, 0.24, 0.03, 0.28, 0.22,
and 0.08, respectively, that it will buy Uniroyal tires,
Goodyear tires, Michelin tires, General tires, Goodrich
tires, or Armstrong tires. Find the probabilities that it
will buy
(a) Goodyear or Goodrich tires;
(b) Uniroyal, Michelin, or Goodrich tires;
(c) Michelin or Armstrong tires;
(d) Uniroyal, Michelin, General, or Goodrich tires.

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