For a specific year a total of 2541 postal workers were bitten by dogs. The top six cities for crunching canines were as follows.   Houston        49                    Chicago                   37 Miami            35                    Los Angeles              32 Brooklyn        22                    Cleveland                20   If one bitten postal worker is selected at random, what is the probability that he was bitten in Houston, Chicago, or Los Angeles? What is the probability that he was bitten in some other city?

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For a specific year a total of 2541 postal workers were bitten by dogs. The top six cities for crunching canines were as follows.

 

Houston        49                    Chicago                   37

Miami            35                    Los Angeles              32

Brooklyn        22                    Cleveland                20

 

If one bitten postal worker is selected at random, what is the probability that he was bitten in Houston, Chicago, or Los Angeles? What is the probability that he was bitten in some other city?

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