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In a class of 3030 students, 1818 have a cat and 2121 have a dog. There are 55 students who do not have a cat or a dog. What is the probability that a student who has a dog also has a cat?

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Q. In a class of 3030 students, 1818 have a cat and 2121 have a dog. There are 55 students who do not have a cat or a dog. What is the probability that a student who has a dog also has a cat?
  1. Find Students with Both Pets: First, let's find out how many students have both a cat and a dog. We know the total number of students is 3030, and 55 students don't have either pet. So, the number of students with at least one pet is 305=2530 - 5 = 25.
  2. Use Inclusion-Exclusion Principle: Using the principle of inclusion-exclusion to find the number of students who have both pets. We add the number of students who have a cat and those who have a dog, then subtract the total number of students who have at least one pet: 1818 (students with a cat) + 2121 (students with a dog) - 2525 (students with at least one pet) = 1414. So, 1414 students have both a cat and a dog.

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