If 64% of the people at a certain conference are doctors, 31% are women, and 29% are female doctors, what is the probability that a person selected at random at this conference is a doctor or woman (or both)? Write your answer as a decimal (not as a percentage).

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If 64% of the people at a certain conference are doctors, 31% are women, and 29% are female doctors, what is the probability that a person selected at
random at this conference is a doctor or woman (or both)?
Write your answer as a decimal (not as a percentage).
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