SOLUTION: the probability that a boy will pass an examination is 3/5 and that for a girl it is 2/5 what is the probability that at least are of them passes the examination

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Question 964671: the probability that a boy will pass an examination is 3/5 and that for a girl it is 2/5 what is the probability that at least are of them passes the examination
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Look at the possible outcomes,
PP
PF
FP
FF
So the probability that at least one will pass is equal to
one minus the probability that both fail.
P=1-%282%2F5%29%283%2F5%29
P=1-6%2F25
P=19%2F25