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Choosing a Mate Men and women often disagreeon how they think about selecting a mate. Suppose thata poll of 1000 individuals in their twenties gave the followingresponses to the question of whether it is moreimportant for their future mate to be able to communicatetheir feelings (F) than it is for that person to makea good living (G).
If an individual is selected at random from this group of1000 individuals, calculate the following probabilities:
a.
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