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Question 755576: A town has two doctors x and y operating independently.if the probability that the doctor x is available is 0.9 and that for y is 0.8,then find out the probability that at least one doctor is available when needed.
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Q:
A town has two doctors x and y operating independently.if the probability that the doctor x is available is 0.9 and that for y is 0.8,then find out the probability that at least one doctor is available when needed.
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A:
probability = 1 - (1 - 0.9)(1 - 0.8) =
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