In a high school graduating class of 100 students, 54 studied mathematics, 69 studied history, and 35 studied both mathematics and history. If one of these students is selected at random, find the probability that the student took mathematics or history.   Round your answer to 2 decimal places.

College Algebra (MindTap Course List)
12th Edition
ISBN:9781305652231
Author:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes
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Chapter8: Sequences, Series, And Probability
Section8.7: Probability
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In a high school graduating class of 100 students,

54 studied mathematics, 69 studied history, and

35 studied both mathematics and history. If one of

these students is selected at random, find the probability

that the student took mathematics or history.

 
Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
 
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