Probability/The Addition Rule Question 24 In a sample of 1000 people (525 men and 475 women) 113 are left-handed (63 men and 50 women).  The results of the sample are shown in the table.  A person is selected at random from the sample.  Find the probability of each event.

    Gender
    Men Women Total

 

DominantHand

 Left 63 50 113
Right 462 425 667
Total 525 475 1000

 

  1. The person is left-handed or a woman.  {#1}
  2. The person is right-handed or a man.  {#2}
  3. The person is not right-handed or a man.  {#3}
  4. The person is a right-handed woman.  {#4}
  5. Are the events "being right-handed" and "being a woman" mutually exclusive?  {#5}
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  • 0.538
  • 0.950
  • 0.575
  • 0.425
  • Not mutually exclusive.  A right-handed person can be a woman.
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