SOLUTION: A department store manager has decided that dress code is necessary for team coherence. Team members are required to wear either blue shirts or red shirts. There are 9 men and 7 wo

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Question 1056175: A department store manager has decided that dress code is necessary for team coherence. Team members are required to wear either blue shirts or red shirts. There are 9 men and 7 women in the team. On a particular day, 5 men wore blue shirts and 4 other wore red shirts, whereas 4 women wore blue shirts and 3 others wore red shirt. Apply the Addition Rule

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How do I determine the probability of finding men or blue shirts in the team?

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Hi
B R T
MEN 5 4 9
WOMEN 4 3 7
T 9 7 16
P(M 0R B) = 9/16 + 9/16 - 5/16 = 13/16