SOLUTION: At a particular school with 200 male students, 58 play football, 40 play basketball, and 8 play both.What is the probability that a randomly selected male student plays neither spo

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Question 405240: At a particular school with 200 male students, 58 play football, 40 play basketball, and 8 play both.What is the probability that a randomly selected male student plays neither sport?
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At a particular school with 200 male students, 58 play football, 40 play basketball, and 8 play both.What is the probability that a randomly selected male student plays neither sport?
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8 play both leaving 192
58-8 = 50 play football leaving 142
40-8 = 21 play basketball leaving 121
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P(no play) = 121/200 = 0.6050
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Stan H.
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