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Find probabilities using the addition rule
In a study about a pandemic, data of
900
900
900
persons was collected. It was found that
190
190
190
persons had symptom of fever,
220
220
220
persons had symptom of cough,
220
220
220
persons had symptom of breathing problem,
330
330
330
persons had symptom of fever or cough or both,
350
350
350
persons had symptom of cough or breathing problem or both,
340
340
340
persons had symptom of fever or breathing problem or both,
30
30
30
persons had all three symptoms (fever, cough and breathing problem). If a person is chosen randomly from these
900
900
900
persons, then the probability that the person has at most one symptom is.
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2
2
2
) On a shelf there are
60
60
60
novels and
20
20
20
poetry books. What is the probability that Person A chooses a novel and walks away with it and then Person B walks up shortly after and picks another novel?
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The cost of a sleeping bag has been discounted by
$
22
\$ 22
$22
, so that the sale price of the bag is
552
552
552
Find the onginat price of the sleeping bag. p, by solving the equation
p
−
22
=
52
p-22=52
p
−
22
=
52
.
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The original price of the sleeping bag was
$
□
\$ \square
$
□
.
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Jacci has a fair coin and a wooden cube. On the cube, there are two faces colored green, two faces colored blue, and two faces colored red. Mary flips the coin and tosses the cube. What is the probability of getting both a tail on the toss of the coin and a green face on the roll of the cube?
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