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3.3 Exercise 41

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In a box of assorted cookies, 36% contain chocolate and 12% contain nuts. In the box, 8% contain both chocolate and nuts. Sean is allergic to both chocolate and nuts.

  1. Find the probability that a cookie contains chocolate or nuts (he can't eat it).
  2. Find the probability that a cookie does not contain chocolate or nuts (he can eat it).

OpenStax Introductory Business Statistics 2e, 3.3 Two Basic Rules of Probability, exercise 41

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