SOLUTION: a media rental store rented the following number of movies title in each of these categories 170 horror, 230 drama,120 mystery,310 romance and 130 comedy. if a person selects a mov

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Question 1114380: a media rental store rented the following number of movies title in each of these categories 170 horror, 230 drama,120 mystery,310 romance and 130 comedy. if a person selects a movie to rent, find the probability that it is a romance or a comedy. is this event likely or unlikely to occur. explain your answer
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a media rental store rented the following number of movies title in each of these categories 170 horror, 230 drama,120 mystery,310 romance and 130 comedy.
if a person selects a movie to rent, find the probability that it is a romance or a comedy. is this event likely or unlikely to occur. explain your answer
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P(r or c) = p(r) + p(c) = (310+130)/960 = 0.45833
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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