At a college, 72% of courses have final exams and 46% of courses require research papers. Suppose that 32% of courses have a research paper and a final exam. Let F be the event that a course has a final exam. Let R be the event that a course requires a research paper. a. Find the probability that a course has a final exam or a research project. b. Find the probability that a course has NEITHER of these two requirements.

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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At a college, 72% of courses have final exams and 46% of courses require research papers. Suppose that 32% of
courses have a research paper and a final exam. Let F be the event that a course has a final exam. Let R be the event that a course requires a research paper.


a. Find the probability that a course has a final exam or a research project.
b. Find the probability that a course has NEITHER of these two requirements.

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