SOLUTION: Hi I need this one asap if possible! Thanks so much!!! A mathematics class is composed of 35 men and 45 women. There are 20 business majors, 30 biology majors, 10 computer scie

Question 342456: Hi I need this one asap if possible! Thanks so much!!!
A mathematics class is composed of 35 men and 45 women. There are 20 business majors, 30 biology majors, 10 computer science majors and 20 mathematics majors. No person has a double major. If a single student is chosen from the class, what is the probability that the student is a computer science or mathematics major?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A mathematics class is composed of 35 men and 45 women. There are 20 business majors, 30 biology majors, 10 computer science majors and 20 mathematics majors. No person has a double major. If a single student is chosen from the class, what is the probability that the student is a computer science or mathematics major?
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# of cs or math majors: 10+20 = 30
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Total # in the math class: 35+45 = 80
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P(cs or math major) = 3/8
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Stan H.
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