The dining hall is trying to decide between five different meal options to serve on Monday. We will call these meals A, B, C, D, and E. When one of the meals is selected none of the other options will be available, all of the options have an equal probability of being selected. What is the probability that the meals B or E are selected.

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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The dining hall is trying to decide between five different meal options to serve on Monday. We will call these meals A, B, C, D, and E. When one of the meals is selected none of the other options will be available, all of the options have an equal probability of being selected. What is the probability that the meals B or E are selected. 
 

 

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