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document.write( "P(men or blue shirts) = P(men) + P(blue shirts) - P(men AND blue shirts)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (9/16) + (5+4)/16 -(5/16)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (9+9-5)/16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 13/16<BR>\n" );
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