In a study about a pandemic, data of 900 persons was collected. It was found that 190 persons had symptom of fever, 220 persons had symptom of cough, 220 persons had symptom of breathing problem, 330 persons had symptom of fever or cough or both, 350 persons had symptom of cough or breathing problem or both, 340 persons had symptom of fever or breathing problem or both, 30 persons had all three symptoms (fever, cough and breathing problem). If a person is chosen randomly from these 900 persons, then the probability that the person has at most one symptom is.
Q. In a study about a pandemic, data of 900 persons was collected. It was found that 190 persons had symptom of fever, 220 persons had symptom of cough, 220 persons had symptom of breathing problem, 330 persons had symptom of fever or cough or both, 350 persons had symptom of cough or breathing problem or both, 340 persons had symptom of fever or breathing problem or both, 30 persons had all three symptoms (fever, cough and breathing problem). If a person is chosen randomly from these 900 persons, then the probability that the person has at most one symptom is.
Calculate Fever Only: Calculate the number of people with exactly one symptom. We use the inclusion-exclusion principle:- Only fever: 190−(330−220)−(340−220)+30=40- Only cough: 220−(330−190)−(350−220)+30=40- Only breathing problem: 220−(350−220)−(340−190)+30=40
Calculate Cough Only: Add the number of people with exactly one symptom to find the total number of people with at most one symptom: 40 (only fever) + 40 (only cough) + 40 (only breathing problem) = 120
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