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Author: Sheldon Ross
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Transcribed Image Text:If the probability that one student can
solve a problem is 4/5 and that the
probability of another student solving
the same problem is 2/3, then the
probability that both students do not
solve the problem is: *
O 4/15
O 1/15
O 8/15
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