A survey asks adults to report their marital status. Suppose that in the city which the survey is conducted, 54% of adults are married, 11% are single, 21% are divorced, and 14% are widowed. Find the probabilities of each of the following events: The adult is single = The adult is not divorced = The adult is either widowed or divorced =

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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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A survey asks adults to report their marital status. Suppose that in the city which the survey is conducted, 54% of adults are married, 11% are single, 21% are divorced, and 14% are widowed. Find the probabilities of each of the following events:

The adult is single = 

The adult is not divorced = 

The adult is either widowed or divorced = 

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