A) Riding to School The probability that John will drive to school is 0.43, the probability that he will ride with friends is 0.05, and the probability that his parents will take him is 0.52. He is not allowed to have passengers in the car when he is driving. What is the probability that John will have company on the way to school?   P (John will have company on the way to school) =? .  B) A media rental store rented the following number of movie titles in each of these categories: 166 horrors, 236 drama, 124 mystery, 306 romance, and 134 comedy. If a person selects a movie to rent, find the probability that it is a drama or romance.   Enter your answer as a fraction or a decimal rounded to  3decimal places. P (drama or romance) =?

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 A) Riding to School The probability that John will drive to school is 0.43, the probability that he will ride with friends is 0.05, and the probability that his parents will take him is 0.52. He is not allowed to have passengers in the car when he is driving. What is the probability that John will have company on the way to school?

 

P (John will have company on the way to school)
=?
.

 B) A media rental store rented the following number of movie titles in each of these categories: 166 horrors, 236 drama, 124 mystery, 306 romance, and 134 comedy. If a person selects a movie to rent, find the probability that it is a drama or romance.

 
Enter your answer as a fraction or a decimal rounded to 
3decimal places.
P (drama or romance)
=?
 
 
 
C) At a used-book sale,84 books are adult books and150 are children's books. Of the adult books, 48 are nonfiction, while 65
 of the children's books are nonfiction. If a book is selected at random, find the probability of selecting the books for the following. Round the answers to three decimal places.
 
P (fiction) =?
 
 
D) In a recent year there were the following numbers (in thousands) of licensed drivers in the United States.
  Male Female
Age 
19
 and under
4746
4517
Age 
20
1625
1553
Age 
21
1679
1627
Source: World Almanac.

Choose one driver at random. Find the following probability of selecting the driver. Round your answers to three decimal places.

 
P (male and 19 and under) =?
 
Answer all question A, B, C and D.
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