Problem No. 7 Suppose that in a construction site of 500 employees it is found that 210 smoke, 258 drink alcoholic beverages, 216 eat between meals, 122 smoke and drink alcoholic beverages, 83 eat between meals and drink alcoholic beverages, 97 smoke and eat between meals, and 52 engage in all three of these bad health practices. If one employee is selected at random, find the probability that the employee a. Smokes but does not drink alcoholic beverages b. Eats between meals and drinks alcoholic beverages but does not smoke c. Neither smokes nor eats between meals

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Problem No. 7
Suppose that in a construction site of 500 employees it is found that 210 smoke, 258 drink
alcoholic beverages, 216 eat between meals, 122 smoke and drink alcoholic beverages,
83 eat between meals and drink alcoholic beverages, 97 smoke and eat between meals,
and 52 engage in all three of these bad health practices. If one employee is selected at
random, find the probability that the employee
a. Smokes but does not drink alcoholic beverages
b. Eats between meals and drinks alcoholic beverages but does not smoke
c. Neither smokes nor eats between meals
Transcribed Image Text:Problem No. 7 Suppose that in a construction site of 500 employees it is found that 210 smoke, 258 drink alcoholic beverages, 216 eat between meals, 122 smoke and drink alcoholic beverages, 83 eat between meals and drink alcoholic beverages, 97 smoke and eat between meals, and 52 engage in all three of these bad health practices. If one employee is selected at random, find the probability that the employee a. Smokes but does not drink alcoholic beverages b. Eats between meals and drinks alcoholic beverages but does not smoke c. Neither smokes nor eats between meals
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