SOLUTION: Sixty-two percent of college students have laptop computers, and sixty-eight percent have MP3 players. If 20% of college students own neither of these types of electronics, what is

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Question 879463: Sixty-two percent of college students have laptop computers, and sixty-eight percent have MP3 players. If 20% of college students own neither of these types of electronics, what is the probability that a student selected at random will own both of the two devices?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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62% + 68% - x = 80%
130% - 80% = 50% own both
checking
12% + 18% + 50% = 80%