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Question 1185951: A firm has 550 employees; 380 of them have had at least some college education, and 412
of the employees underwent a vocational training program. Furthermore, 357 employees both are
college-educated and have had the vocational training. If an employee is chosen at random, what is
the probability that he or she is
college-educated or has had the training or both?

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A firm has 550 employees; 380 of them have had at least some college education, and 412
of the employees underwent a vocational training program. Furthermore, 357 employees both are
college-educated and have had the vocational training. If an employee is chosen at random, what is
the probability that he or she is
college-educated or has had the training or both?
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            It is how to solve such problems:


Use the formula of addition for probabilities


    P(he or she is college-educated or has had the training or both) = 

       =  +  -  =  =  = .    ANSWER

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