document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=590150>Question 590150</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. What is the probability that a selected freshman has an iPad or a Facebook account?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Are these two events (having an iPad, having a Facebook account) mutually exclusive?  Explain.   <BR>\n" );
document.write( " incoming freshmen at a college revealed that 35% had an iPad, 85% had a Facebook account, and 25% had both.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. What is the probability that a selected freshman has an iPad or a Facebook account?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Are these two events (having an iPad, having a Facebook account) mutually exclusive?  Explain.   <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 #375052 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=375052\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use a Venn diagram to understand this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) .10+.25+.60=.95  the probability that a selected freshman has an iPad or a Facebook account.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) No, a person can have both, in fact 25% do.<BR>\n" );
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