SOLUTION: A survey of athletes at a high school is conducted, and the following facts are discovered: 41% of the athletes are football players, 24% are basketball players, and 20% of the ath
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Question 1100660: A survey of athletes at a high school is conducted, and the following facts are discovered: 41% of the athletes are football players, 24% are basketball players, and 20% of the athletes play both football and basketball. An athlete is chosen at random from the high school: what is the probability that they are either a football player or a basketball player?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
41-20=21% only football
24-20=4% only basketball
20% both
21+4+20=45% play football and/ or basketball
55% play neither
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