SOLUTION: A survey ofA survey of incoming freshmen at a college revealed that 35% had an iPad, 85% had a Facebook account, and 25% had both. a. What is the probability that a selected fresh

Question 590150: A survey ofA survey of incoming freshmen at a college revealed that 35% had an iPad, 85% had a Facebook account, and 25% had both.
a. What is the probability that a selected freshman has an iPad or a Facebook account?
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b. Are these two events (having an iPad, having a Facebook account) mutually exclusive? Explain.
incoming freshmen at a college revealed that 35% had an iPad, 85% had a Facebook account, and 25% had both.
a. What is the probability that a selected freshman has an iPad or a Facebook account?
[click and enter your answer here]
b. Are these two events (having an iPad, having a Facebook account) mutually exclusive? Explain.

Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use a Venn diagram to understand this.
a) .10+.25+.60=.95 the probability that a selected freshman has an iPad or a Facebook account.
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b) No, a person can have both, in fact 25% do.
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Ed
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