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a survey revealed that 26% of people are entertained by reading books, 38% are entertained by watching tv, and 36% are entertained by both books and tv. what is the probability that a person will be entertained by either books or tv? express the answer as a percentage.

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User Justdvl
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6 votes

Let total surveyed people be

x

.

We are given that

10

%

i

.

e

.

10

x

100

people are

entertained by both TV and books.

Since

44

%

i

.

e

.

44

x

100

people are entertained by books.

the number of people entertained ONLY by books is given by:-

(

number of people entertained by books

)

(

number of people entertained by BOTH books and TV

)

=

44

x

100

10

x

100

=

34

x

100

Similarly,

Since

46

%

i

.

e

.

46

x

100

people are entertained by books.

the number of people entertained ONLY by TV is given by:-

(

number of people entertained by TV

)

(

number of people entertained by BOTH books and TV

)

=

46

x

100

10

x

100

=

36

x

100

number of people entertained by EITHER books or TV:-

=

(

number of people entertained ONLY by books

)

+

(

number of people entertained ONLY by TV

)

+

(

People entertained by both TV and books

)

=

34

x

100

+

36

x

100

+

10

x

100

=

80

x

100

h

e

n

c

e

,

probability that a person will be entertained by either books or TV

=

(number of people entertained by EITHER books or TV)

/

(total number of people surveyed)

=

80

x

100

x

=

8

10

=

0.8

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User Garrettlynchirl
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