document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=180043>Question 180043</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that 53% of all adults in a certain community are obese and that 46% suffer from diabetes. If 26% of the adults in this community are both obese and suffering from diabetes, what is the probability that a randomly chosen adult in this community is obese or suffers from diabetes (or both)? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #134919 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=134919\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that 53% of all adults in a certain community are obese and that 46% suffer from diabetes. If 26% of the adults in this community are both obese and suffering from diabetes, what is the probability that a randomly chosen adult in this community is obese or suffers from diabetes (or both)? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "General Formula:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your Problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(obese or diabetes) = P(obese)+P(diabetes) - P(obese and diabetes)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 53% + 40% - 26% \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (93-26)%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 67/100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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