document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1083654>Question 1083654</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let A be the event that a student is enrolled in an accounting course, and let S be the event that a student is enrolled in a statistics course.  It is known that 30% of all students are enrolled in an accounting course and 40% of all students are enrolled in statistics.  Included in these numbers are 15% who are enrolled in both statistics and accounting.  A student is randomly selected, what is the probability that the student is enrolled in either accounting or statistics or both? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #697679 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=697679\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> p(A)=0.3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p(S)=0.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p(Both)=0.15 (that will be subtracted as it is double counting each)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p(A OR S)=p(A)+p(S)-p(Both)=0.3+0.4-0.15=0.55  ANSWER </SPAN>\n" );
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