document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=982686>Question 982686</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On a survey question, 69 people answered yes to the question, 12 were male.  On the same survey question, 62 people answered no to the question, 9 were male.  If one person were selected at random, what is the probability that the person answered yes or was male.  Round to 3 decimal places.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In a survey, 69 persons answered yes, of which 12 were male.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "62 persons answered no, of which 9 were male.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find probability of a person randomly chosen answered yes or is male.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is a total of 69+62=131 respondents. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Out of which 69 answered yes, and 9 males answered no.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So there is a total of 69+9=78 possible \"successes\" in the pick out of 131 persons. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the probability of success, meaning either responded yes or is male, is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "78/131=0.5954198...=0.595 </SPAN>\n" );
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