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In a class there are 18 boys and 12 girls. One child is chosen at random to represent the class. What is the probability that this child is boy or a girl?.

Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305071742

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter14: Counting And Probability

Section14.CT: Chapter Test

Problem 11CT: Three people are chosen at random from a group of live men and ten women. What is the probability...

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In a class there are 18 boys and 12 girls. One child is chosen at random to represent the class. What is the probability that this child is boy or a girl?.

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