SOLUTION: the probability that a boy will pass an examination is 3/5 and that for a girl it is 2/5 what is the probability that at least are of them passes the examination
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Question 964671: the probability that a boy will pass an examination is 3/5 and that for a girl it is 2/5 what is the probability that at least are of them passes the examination
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Look at the possible outcomes,
PP
PF
FP
FF
So the probability that at least one will pass is equal to
one minus the probability that both fail.
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