SOLUTION: At a party, there are 32 men, 16 of whom are without dates, and 28 women, 12 of whom are without dates. Find the probability of picking someone at random and getting a person who i

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Question 998440: At a party, there are 32 men, 16 of whom are without dates, and 28 women, 12 of whom are without dates. Find the probability of picking someone at random and getting a person who is a woman or without a date.
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At a party, there are 32 men, 16 of whom are without dates, and 28 women, 12 of whom are without dates. Find the probability of picking someone at random and getting a person who is a woman or without a date.
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P(woman OR no date) = P(woman) + P(no date) - P(woman AND no date)
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= (28 + 28 - 12)/60
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= (44/60)
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= 11/15
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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