SOLUTION: From a given population, it is known that 68% are female, 20% are smokers, and 16% are females who smoke. What is the probability that a randomly selected person from this populati

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Question 756339: From a given population, it is known that 68% are female, 20% are smokers, and 16% are females who smoke. What is the probability that a randomly selected person from this population will be female or a smoker?
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Q:
From a given population, it is known that 68% are female, 20% are smokers, and 16% are females who smoke. What is the probability that a randomly selected person from this population will be female or a smoker?
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P(female or smoker) = P(female) + P(smoker) - P(female and smoker)
= 0.68 + 0.20 - 0.16 = highlight%280.72%29 or 72%