Employment data at a large company reveal that 59 % of theworkers are married, that 27 % are college graduates, andthat 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 =%b) married but not a college graduate?Answer =%c) married or a college graduate?Answer =%

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