SOLUTION: Please help me solve this: A school survey shows that 10% of students are in band, 12% of students are in athletics, and 6% of students are in both band and athletics. What is the

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Question 618582: Please help me solve this: A school survey shows that 10% of students are in band, 12% of students are in athletics, and 6% of students are in both band and athletics. What is the probability that a student is in band or athletics?
Answer by John10(297) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You will use the formula
P( b OR a) = P(b) + P(a) - P(b AND a)
p(b) = probability of band students
p(a) = prob of athletic students
p( b AND a) = prob of both
All values are GIVEN
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