A survey of 500 college students moving into their dorm revealed that 425 brought a microwave, 380 brought a video game console, and 50 brought neither a microwave nor a game console. A survey participant is randomly selected. Let M be the event that the participant brought a microwave and let C be the event that the participant brought a video game console. Organize these events in a two-way table. What is the probability that the participant brought both a microwave and a console, P(M and C)? 0.65 0.71 0.76 0.90

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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A survey of 500 college students moving into their dorm revealed that 425 brought a microwave, 380 brought a video game console, and 50 brought neither a microwave nor a game console. A survey participant is randomly selected. Let M be the event that the participant brought a microwave and let C be the event that the participant brought a video game console. Organize these events in a two-way table. What is the probability that the participant brought both a microwave and a console, P(M and C)?

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0.71
0.76
0.90
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