SOLUTION: Of 150 people, 60 are men and 90 are women, 30 of the men and 60 of the women read news paper daily. A person is selected at random from the lot. What is the chance that selected

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Question 1156205: Of 150 people, 60 are men and 90 are women, 30 of the men and 60 of the women
read news paper daily. A person is selected at random from the lot. What is the chance that selected would be a man or read newspaper?
Answer by ikleyn(52905)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Of 150 people, 60 are men and 90 are women, 30 of the men and 60 of the women read news paper daily.
A person is selected at random from the lot. What is the chance that selected would be a man or read newspaper?
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The set of those who are "a man or read newspaper"  consists of all 60 men and 60 women, totaling 60+60 = 120.


Therefore, the probability the problem asks for is   =  =  = 0.8 = 80%.    ANSWER


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