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Advanced Engineering Mathematics

10th Edition

ISBN: 9780470458365

Author: Erwin Kreyszig

Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated

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People were asked which fruit is their favorite: apples, oranges, or bananas. The results showed that the odds of a person, chosen at random, preferring apples was 2:3.

What is the probability that a randomly chosen person prefers either oranges or bananas?

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People were asked which fruit is their favorite: apples, oranges, or bananas. The results showed that the odds of a person, chosen at random, preferring apples was 2:3. What is the probability that a randomly chosen person prefers either oranges or bananas? 2/3 3/5 2/5

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