If you were to select someone at random from the records for last year, what is the probability that the person would be in each of the following categories: (a) drug/alcohol, (b) family, (c) drug/alcohol or family,

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The following numbers of individuals in a company recieved special assistant from the personnel department last year:

                                                                                                  Drug/alcohol                             10

                                                                                                              Family crisis counseling             20

Other   20

Total  50

  If you were to select someone at random from the records for last year, what is the probability that the person would be in each of the following categories: (a) drug/alcohol, (b) family, (c) drug/alcohol or family, (d) any category except “Other,” or (e) any of the three categories? (f) Explain your answers to someone who has never had a course in statistics.

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