Employment data at a large company reveal that 55 % of the workers are married, that 41 % are college graduates, and that 1/5 of the college graduates are married. What is the probability that a randomly chosen worker is: a) neither married nor a college graduate? Answer = 7.3 % b) married but not a college graduate? Answer = 37.5 % c) married or a college graduate? Answer =

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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Employment data at a large company reveal that 55 % of the

workers are married, that 41 % are college graduates, and

that 1/5 of the college graduates are married.

What is the probability that a randomly chosen worker is:

a) neither married nor a college graduate?

Answer = 

7.3

 %

b) married but not a college graduate?

Answer = 

37.5

 %

c) married or a college graduate?

Answer = 

7.5

 %

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