document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=732986>Question 732986</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At a dinner, 5 people ordered chicken, 6 people ordered fish, and 12 people ordered vegetable lasagna. A person is randomly chosen and asked what he or she ordered. What is the probability that the person ordered chicken or fish? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to succeed: 5+6 = 11<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of possible outcomes: 5+6+12 = 23<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(chicken or fish) = 11/23<BR>\n" );
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