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Transcribed Image Text:A movie studio surveyed married couples about the types of movies they prefer.
In the survey, the husband and wife were each asked if they prefer action, comedy, or drama.
Here is a summary of the data the studio got after asking 150 couples.
Number of
Husband
Wife
couples
action
action
20
action
comedy
25
action
drama
6
comedy
action
26
comedy
comedy
14
comedy
drama
19
drama
action
7
drama
comedy
24
drama
drama
9
Suppose the movie studio will ask 75 more couples about their movie preferences.
How many of these 75 couples will have at least one spouse prefer comedy movies? Use the data to make a prediction.
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