In a study of 44 patients at a rural hospital, there were 9 females in the ICU, 6 females in the Surgical Unit, 11 males in the ICU, and 18 males in the Surgical Unit. If one of these patients is randomly selected, find the probability of getting a someone who was male OR a patient in the Surgical Unit

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In a study of 44 patients at a rural hospital, there were 9 females in the ICU, 6 females in the Surgical Unit, 11 males in the ICU, and 18 males in the Surgical Unit. If one of these patients is randomly selected, find the probability of getting a someone who was male OR a patient in the Surgical Unit.

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