SOLUTION: Out of 50 students on student council, 29 are either on the honor roll or write for the school paper. There are 38 student council members who are on the honor roll and 5 that writ

Question 252058: Out of 50 students on student council, 29 are either on the honor roll or write for the school paper. There are 38 student council members who are on the honor roll and 5 that write fo rthe schol paper. What is the probability that a randomly selected student council member is both on the honor roll and writes for the schoo paper?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Sorry, but your numbers (or at least your descriptions of what they mean) are whacked. How can 38 people be on the honor roll and only 29 either on the honor roll or write for the paper?

John

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