document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=180108>Question 180108</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that 48% of the women who gave birth at a certain hospital last year were over 30 years old, and that 46% were unmarried. If 65% of the women were over  30 or unmarried (or both), what is the probability that a woman who gave birth at the hospital was both unmarried and over 30 ? \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 #135492 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=135492\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that 48% of the women who gave birth at a certain hospital last year were over 30 years old, and that 46% were unmarried. If 65% of the women were over 30 or unmarried (or both), what is the probability that a woman who gave birth at the hospital was both unmarried and over 30 ? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Formula: P(A and B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A or B)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(un and >30) = P(un) + P(>30) - P(un or >30)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(un and >30) = 0.46 + 0.48 - 0.65 = 0.29<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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